Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Proverbs 22:8 in other translations
| BSB | He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out. |
| DARBY | He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end. |
| BBE | By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken. |
| Webster | He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. |
What does Proverbs 22:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 22:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 22:8
- Galatians 6:7-8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
- Job 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
- Isaiah 30:31
For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
- Psalms 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.
- Hosea 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.
- Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- Isaiah 10:5
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
- Isaiah 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.
- Isaiah 9:4
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
- Hosea 8:7
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
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Context
- Proverbs 22:7
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que sembrare iniquidad, iniquidad segará: y consumiráse la vara de su ira. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui sème l’injustice moissonnera le malheur, et la verge de son courroux prendra fin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer Unrecht sät, wird Unheil ernten, und seines Zornes Rute wird ein Ende nehmen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui seminat iniquitatem metet mala, et virga iræ suæ consummabitur. |