29 He that troubleth his own [a]house, shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be [b]servant to the wise in heart.

30 The fruit of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that [c]winneth souls is wise.

31 Behold, the righteous shall be [d]recompensed in the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:29 The covetous men that spare their riches to the hindrance of their families, shall be deprived thereof miserably.
  2. Proverbs 11:29 For though the wicked be rich, yet are they but slaves to the godly, which are the true possessors of the gifts of God.
  3. Proverbs 11:30 That is, bringeth them to the knowledge of God.
  4. Proverbs 11:31 Shall be punished as he deserveth, 1 Pet. 4:18.

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