Proverbs 11:29
“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He that troubleth his own house,.... His family, his wife, and children, and servants; by being bitter to the one, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He that troubleth ... - The temper, nigardly and worrying, which leads a man to make those about him miserable, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Two extremes in the management of family-affairs are here condemned and the ill consequences of them foretold: - 1.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
troubleth by churlish and niggardly ways. Comp. the story of Nabal, 1Samuel 25.
the wind Which shall drive away him and…
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