Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls is wise. that Genesis 34:30 And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house shall be destroyed. Joshua 7:24,25 Then Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan, the son of Zare, and the silver, and the garment, and the golden rule, his sons also, and his daughters, his oxen, and asses, and sheep, the tent also, and all the goods: and brought them to the valley of Achor: . . . 1 Samuel 25:3,17,38 Now the name of the man was Nabal: and the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a prudent and very comely woman: but her husband was churlish, and very bad and ill natured: and he was of the house of Caleb. . . . Habakkuk 2:9,10 Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil. . . . inherit Ecclesiastes 5:16 A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind? Hosea 8:7 For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; and if it should yield, strangers shall eat it. Context Dishonest Scales…28He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. 29The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls is wise.30If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.… Cross References Proverbs 14:19 The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just. Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil. Ecclesiastes 5:16 A most deplorable evil: as he came, so shall he return. What then doth it profit him that he hath laboured for the wind? Lexicon He who brings troubleעוֹכֵ֣ר (‘ō·w·ḵêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5916: To roil water, to disturb, affict on his house בֵּ֭יתוֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house will inherit יִנְחַל־ (yin·ḥal-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate the wind, ר֑וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit and the fool אֱ֝וִ֗יל (’ĕ·wîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 191: Foolish will be servant וְעֶ֥בֶד (wə·‘e·ḇeḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant to the wise לַחֲכַם־ (la·ḥă·ḵam-) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2450: Wise of heart. לֵֽב׃ (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Additional Translations He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant is the fool to the wise of heart. 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