Proverbs 11:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 5:16 : 16 This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
  • Prov 14:19 : 19 Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 The Fertility Cultists Will Become Infertile They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.
  • Hab 2:9-9 : 9 The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster. 10 Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.
  • Gen 34:30 : 30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land– among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”
  • Josh 7:24-25 : 24 Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster. 25 Joshua said,“Why have you brought disaster on us? The LORD will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death.(They also stoned and burned the others.)
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was both wise and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!”
  • 1 Sam 25:38 : 38 After about ten days the LORD struck Nabal down and he died.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:20-21
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Prov 15:5-6
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    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Prov 29:11
    76%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 11:28
    76%

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 19:13-15
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    75%

    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

    14A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Prov 11:30
    75%

    30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    75%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 3:35
    74%

    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Prov 28:19
    74%

    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

  • Prov 14:17-18
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    74%

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 28:25-26
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    74%

    25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Prov 14:1
    74%

    1Every wise woman has built her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 14:29
    73%

    29Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

  • Prov 29:20-22
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    73%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

    22An angry person stirs up dissension, and a wrathful person is abounding in transgression.

  • Prov 29:9
    73%

    9When a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

  • Prov 12:23
    73%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 30:22
    73%

    22under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,

  • Prov 28:10
    73%

    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 12:11
    73%

    11The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Prov 19:1
    73%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 22:8
    72%

    8The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

  • Hab 2:9
    72%

    9The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.

  • Prov 1:32
    72%

    32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 22:15
    72%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Prov 13:20
    72%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Eccl 10:15
    72%

    15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.