John Gill Commentary Proverbs 11:29

"He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart." — Proverbs 11:29 (ASV)

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) .