Proverbs 22:8
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- KJV
- He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- WEB
- He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- ASV
- He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
- DARBY
- He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
- BLB
- The one sowing injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his anger will come to an end.
- ÅB
- Den som sår urett, skal høste ondt, og med hans vredes ris skal det være forbi.
- OTB
- Den som sår urett vil høste ulykke, og staven av deres raseri vil bli brutt.
- B1930
- Den som sår urett, skal høste ondt, og med hans vredes ris skal det være forbi.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 6:7–8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Read in contextJob 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:31
For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
Read in contextPsalms 125:3
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Read in contextHosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Read in contextProverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:5
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:29
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
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