Proverbs 11:29 English Standard Version (ESV) 29 He who troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. Proverbs 14:1 Amplified Bible (AMP) Contrast the Upright and the Wicked 14 The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives], But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles]. Malachi 2:15 New International Version (NIV) 15 Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[a] So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. Proverbs 2:16-18 Contemporary English Version (CEV) Wisdom and Sexual Purity 16 Wisdom will protect you from the smooth talk of a sinful woman, 17 who breaks her wedding vows and leaves the man she married when she was young. 18 The road to her house leads down to the dark world of the dead.