Proverbs 11:29
29 Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:29
Commentary on Proverbs 11:29
(Read Proverbs 11:29)
He that brings trouble upon himself and his family, by carelessness, or by wickedness, shall be unable to keep and enjoy what he gets, as a man is unable to hold the wind, or to satisfy himself with it.