Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye 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.

Bible References

Plowed

Hosea 8:7
Indeed, they sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.
There is no standing grain;
what sprouts fails to yield flour.
Even if they did,
foreigners would swallow it up.
Job 4:8
In my experience, those who plow injustice
and those who sow trouble reap the same.
Proverbs 22:8
The one who sows injustice will reap disaster,
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Galatians 6:7
Don’t be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap,

Eaten

Proverbs 1:31
they will eat the fruit of their way
and be glutted with their own schemes.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue, only a moment.
Proverbs 18:20
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies will not escape.

Didst

Psalm 52:7
“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Psalm 62:10
Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.

In the

Psalm 33:16
A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

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