PRO 11:29 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὁ μὴ συμπεριφερόμενος τῷ ἑαυτοῦ οἴκῳ, κληρονομήσει ἄνεμον, δουλεύσει δὲ ἄφρων φρονίμῳ.
(Ho maʸ sumperiferomenos tōi heautou oikōi, klaʸronomaʸsei anemon, douleusei de afrōn fronimōi. )

BrTr He that deals not graciously with his own house shall inherit the wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise man.

ULT One who troubles his house will inherit wind,
⇔ and a fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.

UST People who trouble their families will not inherit anything,
⇔ and people who act foolishly will serve people who think wisely.

BSB ⇔ He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind,
⇔ and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

OEB He that harms his household will reap the wind,
⇔ and the fool will be slave to the man of wisdom.

WEBBE He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind.
⇔ The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind,
And the fool [is] a servant to the wise of heart.

FBV If you cause trouble in your family, you'll inherit nothing but air. Stupid people end up as servants to those who think wisely.

T4T ⇔ Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] from them,
⇔ and those who do foolish things like that will some day become the servants of wise people.

LEB • to his household, he will inherit wind,[fn] and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

11:? Or “breath, spirit”

BBE The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

ASV He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;
⇔ And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

DRA He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise.

YLT Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.

Drby He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

RV He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Wbstr He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

KJB-1769 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

KJB-1611 He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde: and the foole shall be seruant to the wise of heart.
(He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the wind: and the foole shall be servant to the wise of heart.)

Bshps Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.
(Who so maketh disquietnesse in his own house, he shall have wind for his heritage: and the foole shall be servant to the wise.)

Gnva He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
(He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the wind, and the foole shall be servant to the wise in heart. )

Cvdl Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.
(Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his own house, he shall have wind for his heretage, and the foole shall be servant to the wyse.)

Wycl He that disturblith his hows, schal haue wyndis in possessioun; and he that is a fool, schal serue a wijs man.
(He that disturblith his house, shall have winds in possession; and he that is a fool, shall serve a wijs man.)

Luth Wer sein eigen Haus betrübt, der wird Wind zu Erbteil haben; und ein Narr muß ein Knecht des Weisen sein.
(Who his eigen house betrübt, the/of_the becomes wind to inheritance have; and a Narr must a Knecht the Weisen sein.)

ClVg Qui conturbat domum suam possidebit ventos, et qui stultus est serviet sapienti.[fn]
(Who conturbat home his_own possidebit ventos, and who stultus it_is serviet sapienti. )

11.29 Qui stultus est. Impius vivit pio; ille damnatur, iste accipit bravium, pro quo certabat.

11.29 Who stultus it_is. Impius vivit pio; ille damnatur, this accipit bravium, for quo certabat.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

עוֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭ית⁠וֹ

brings_trouble household,his

One and his in this verse refer to a type of person in general. They do not refer to a specific person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “Any person who troubles that person’s own house”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֵּ֭ית⁠וֹ

household,his

Here, house represents the family who lives in his house. See how you translated the same use of house in 3:33.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִנְחַל־ר֑וּחַ

inherit wind

Here Solomon speaks of wind as if it were property that someone could inherit. He means that someone who troubles his house will not inherit anything. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will inherit nothing”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לַ⁠חֲכַם־לֵֽב

to,wise heart

See how you translated wise of heart in 10:8.

Parallel PRO 11:29