KJV King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
WEB World English Bible
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
ASV American Standard Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 22
5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
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Galatians 6:7-8Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.Job 4:8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.Hosea 10:13Ye 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.Psalm 125:3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.Isaiah 30:31For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, [which] smote with a rod.Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Isaiah 9:4For 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.Isaiah 14:29Rejoice 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 10:5O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.Hosea 8:7For 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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