Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him.
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.
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.
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 ruleth the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him. 9 A loving eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread unto the poor.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 4:8
For, as I have proved by experience, they that plow iniquity and sow wretchedness, reap the same.
Psalm 125:3
For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.
Isaiah 30:31
Then shall the Assyrians fear also because of the voice of the LORD, which shall smite him with the rod.
Hosea 10:13
But now they have plowed them wickedness, therefore shall they reap sin, and eat the fruit of lies. Seeing thou puttest thy confidence in thine own ways, and leanest to the multitude of thy worthies:
Proverbs 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is the boasting of lordship; but the lips of the wise will beware of such.
Isaiah 9:4
For thou shalt break the yoke of the people's burden: the staff of his shoulder and the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 10:5
Woe be also unto Assyria, which is a staff of my wrath, in whose hand is the rod of my punishment.
Isaiah 14:29
Rejoice not, thou whole Philistia, as though the rod of him that beateth thee were broken: For out of the serpent's root, there shall come an adder, and the fruit shall be a fiery worm.
Hosea 8:7
They have sown wind, therefore shall they reap a whirlwind. Their seed shall bear no corn, there shall no meal be made of their increase: though they reap, yet shall strangers devour it up.
Galatians 6:7-8
Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.