World English Bible
Proverbs 11:29
“He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 11
27
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
29
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
31
Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!