Parallel Verses

Amplified


“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.

New American Standard Bible

“According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity
And those who sow trouble harvest it.

King James Version

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Holman Bible

In my experience, those who plow injustice
and those who sow trouble reap the same.

International Standard Version

It's been my experience that those who plow the soil of iniquity and those who sow the seed of trouble will reap their harvest!

A Conservative Version

According as I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.

American Standard Version

According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

Bible in Basic English

What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

Darby Translation

Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same.

Julia Smith Translation

According to what I saw, they ploughing iniquity and sowing labor shall reap it

King James 2000

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Just] as I have seen, plowers of mischief and sowers of trouble will reap it.

Modern King James verseion

As I have seen, the ones who plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For, as I have proved by experience, they that plow iniquity and sow wretchedness, reap the same.

NET Bible

Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

New Heart English Bible

According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.

The Emphasized Bible

So far as I have seen, They who plow for iniquity and sow misery, reap the same:

Webster

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

World English Bible

According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.

Youngs Literal Translation

As I have seen -- ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Even as I have seen
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

and sow
זרע 
Zara` 
Usage: 56

קצר 
Qatsar 
Usage: 49

References

Context Readings

Eliphaz's First Response To Job

7
“Remember now, who, being innocent, ever perished?
Or where [and in what circumstances] were those upright and in right standing with God destroyed?
8 
“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
9
“By the breath of God they perish,
And by the blast of His anger they are consumed.



Cross References

Proverbs 22:8


He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble,
And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail.

Galatians 6:7-8

Do 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.

Job 15:35


“They conceive mischief and bring forth wickedness,
And their inmost soul prepares deceit and fraud.”

Psalm 7:14-16


Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.

Jeremiah 4:18


“Your ways and your deeds
Have brought these things on you.
This is your tragedy and doom; how bitter,
How it has touched your heart!”

Hosea 8:7


For 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 10:12-13


Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to others] will also reap generously [and be blessed].

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