Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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
and those who sow trouble
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.
Amplified
“As I have seen, those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
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!
Themes
Bearing fruit » Those that sow iniquity
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
Iniquity » Those that sow iniquity
Plowing » Illustrative » Of a course of sin
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is the fruit of their sin
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Seed » Sowing, illustrative of » Men's works producing a corresponding recompense
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 4:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's First Response To Job
7
"Remember: who that was innocent ever perished? Or where were the upright cut off?
8
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Job 15:35
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, and their womb prepares deceit."
Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.
Jeremiah 4:18
Your ways and your deeds have brought this upon you. This is your doom, and it is bitter; it has reached your very heart."
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it shall yield no flour; if it were to yield, strangers would devour it.
Hosea 10:12-13
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
2 Corinthians 9:6
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.