Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Amplified
He who sows injustice will reap [a harvest of] trouble,
And the rod of his wrath [with which he oppresses others] will fail.
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 man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor. 8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken. 9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 4:8
What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.
Isaiah 30:31
For through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian will be broken, and the Lord's rod will be lifted up against him.
Hosea 10:13
You have been ploughing sin, you have got in a store of evil, the fruit of deceit has been your food: for you put faith in your way, in the number of your men of war.
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
Isaiah 9:4
For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 10:5
Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
Isaiah 14:29
Be not glad, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod which was on you is broken: for out of the snake's root will come a poison-snake, and its fruit will be a winged poison-snake.
Hosea 8:7
For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.
Galatians 6:7-8
Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.