Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall 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.
American Standard Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Amplified
He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble,
And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will 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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall fail. 9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 4:8
According as I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
Psalm 125:3
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous, that the righteous not put forth their hands to iniquity.
Isaiah 30:31
For through the voice of LORD the Assyrian shall be dismayed. With his rod he will smite [him].
Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness. Ye have reaped iniquity. Ye have eaten the fruit of lies. For thou trusted in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Isaiah 9:4
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou have broken as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 10:5
Ho, Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!
Isaiah 14:29
Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken. For out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The blade shall yield no meal. If so be it yields, strangers shall swallow it up.
Galatians 6:7-8
Be not misled, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap.