Proverbs 22:8

Proverbs 22:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail.

Context of Proverbs 22:8

6Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble, And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail. 9He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor. 10Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go away; Even strife and dishonor will cease.

Proverbs 22:8 word by word

זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצָר אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that sowethזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• iniquityעַוְלָה‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• shall reapקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• vanityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: troubleH205
• and the rodשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of his angerעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678
• shall failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:8

• Job 4:8As I have seen, those who plow wickedness And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
• Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind [in evil] And they reap the whirlwind [in disaster]. The standing grain has no growth; It yields no grain. If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it up.
• Hosea 10:13You have plowed and planted wickedness, you have reaped the [willful] injustice [of oppressors], You have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and your chariots, and in your many warriors,
• Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.
• Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the [arrogant] fool [who rejects God] is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise [when they speak with godly wisdom] will protect them.
• Psalms 125:3For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous, So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.
• Isaiah 9:4For You will break the yoke of Israel’s burden and the staff (goad) on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
• Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger [against Israel], The staff in whose hand is My indignation and fury [against Israel’s disobedience]!
• Isaiah 14:29“Do not rejoice, O Philistia, any of you, Because the rod [of Judah] that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s root will come a viper [King Hezekiah of Judah], And its offspring will be a flying serpent.
• Isaiah 30:31For at the voice of the Lord the Assyrians will be terrified, When He strikes [them] with the rod.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He that soweth iniquity - The crop must be according to the seed. If a man sow thistle seed, is it likely he shall reap wheat? If he sow to the flesh, shall he not of the flesh reap destruction?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The rod of his anger - That with which he smites others (compare Isaiah 14:6). The King James Version describes the final impotence of the wrath of the wicked.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 The power which many abuse, will soon fail them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Compare Pr 11:18; Psa 109:16-20; Ga 6:7, 8). the rod ... fail--His power to do evil will be destroyed.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:8

• Sin
• Vanity

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Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings