Parallel Verses
Amplified
He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble,
And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail.
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Holman Bible
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
International Standard Version
Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the anger he uses for a weapon will be destroyed.
A Conservative Version
He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
American Standard Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Bible in Basic English
By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.
Darby Translation
He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
Julia Smith Translation
He sowing iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his wrath shall be finished.
King James 2000
He that sows iniquity shall reap trouble: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
Modern King James verseion
He who sows iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him.
NET Bible
The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.
New Heart English Bible
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
The Emphasized Bible
He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
Webster
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
World English Bible
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
Themes
Bearing fruit » Those that sow iniquity
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Iniquity » Those that sow iniquity
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is the fruit of their sin
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
7
The 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.
He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 4:8
“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
Psalm 125:3
For 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 30:31
For at the voice of the Lord the Assyrians will be terrified,
When He strikes [them] with the rod.
Hosea 10:13
You 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,
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the [arrogant]
But the lips of the wise [when they speak with godly wisdom] will protect them.
Isaiah 9:4
For You will break the yoke of Israel’s burden and the staff (goad) on their shoulders,
The rod of their oppressor, as at the
Isaiah 10:5
Woe 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.
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.
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.