Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 22:8
8One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.
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, when he is old he will not turn from it. 7The rich rule over the poor, the borrower is a slave to the lender. One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish. 9One with a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. 10Throw out a scoffer and strife will go out, quarreling and disgrace will cease.
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:8 word by word
זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצָר אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:8
- Job 4:8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow harm, reap them.
- Hosea 8:7“For they sow wind, and reap a whirlwind. There is no mature grain— the sprout yields no meal. Should it produce anything, strangers would swallow it up.
- Hosea 10:13You have plowed up wickedness, you have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of delusion, for you have trusted in your own way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
- Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived—God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also shall reap.
- Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Psalms 125:3For a scepter of wickedness will not rest over the land of the righteous— lest the righteous set their hands to evil.
- Isaiah 9:4For every stomping boot quaking and cloak rolled in blood will be for burning— fuel for the fire.
- Isaiah 10:5Oy to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the club in their hand is My indignation!
- Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, that the rod that struck you is broken. For from the serpent’s root comes a viper and its fruit will be a flying serpent.
- Isaiah 30:31For at the voice of Adonai, Assyria will be terrified— when He strikes 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
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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
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