Proverbes 11:29

29 Celui qui ne gouverne pas sa maison avec ordre, aura le vent pour héritage; et le fou sera le serviteur de celui qui a le cœur sage.

Proverbes 11:29 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 11:29

He that troubleth his own house
His family, his wife, and children, and servants; by being bitter to the one, and by provoking the others to wrath, and continually giving out menacing words to the rest; or through idleness, not providing for his family; or through an over worldly spirit, pushing on business, and hurrying it on beyond measure; or through a niggardly and avaricious temper, withholding meat and drink, and clothes convenient for them; see ( Proverbs 15:27 ) ; or through profuseness and prodigality. Such an one shall inherit the wind;
nothing but vanity and emptiness; he shall come to nothing, and get nothing; and what he does, be shall not keep, and on which he cannot live; and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart;
he who has both got and lost his substance in a foolish way shall be so reduced as to become a servant to him who has pursued wise measures, both in getting and keeping what he has; and to whom perhaps the fool formerly stood in the relation of a master. Such a change will be with respect to antichrist and the saints, ( Daniel 7:25-27 ) .

Proverbes 11:29 In-Context

27 Celui qui recherche le bien, acquiert de la faveur; mais le mal arrivera à celui qui le poursuit.

28 Celui qui se fie en ses richesses, tombera; mais les justes reverdiront comme la feuille.

29 Celui qui ne gouverne pas sa maison avec ordre, aura le vent pour héritage; et le fou sera le serviteur de celui qui a le cœur sage.

30 Le fruit du juste est un arbre de vie, et le sage gagne les cœurs.

31 Voici, le juste reçoit sur la terre sa rétribution; combien plus le méchant et le pécheur?