King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Complete Jewish Bible:
He who sows injustice reaps trouble, and the rod of his angry outburst will fail.
Berean Standard Bible:
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
American Standard Version:
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
He that soweth{H2232} iniquity{H5766} shall reap{H7114} vanity{H205}: and the rod{H7626} of his anger{H5678} shall fail{H3615}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Galatians 6:7
- Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Galatians 6:8
- For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Job 4:8
- Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Isaiah 30:31
- For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, [which] smote with a rod.
Hosea 10:13
- 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.
Psalms 125:3
- For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Proverbs 14:3
- ¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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Commentary for Proverbs 22:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2232
There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זָרַע
Transliteration: zâraʻ
Pronunciation: zaw-rah'
Description: a primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify; bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield. - Strong's Number: H5766
There are 51 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶוֶל
Transliteration: ʻevel
Pronunciation: eh'-vel
Description: or עָוֶל; and (feminine) עַוְלָה; or עוֹלָה; or עֹלָה; from עֲוַל; (moral) evil; iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness). - Strong's Number: H7114
There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָצַר
Transliteration: qâtsar
Pronunciation: kaw-tsar'
Description: a primitive root; to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain); [idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex. - Strong's Number: H205
There are 101 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָוֶן
Transliteration: ʼâven
Pronunciation: aw-ven'
Description: from an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence, to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol; affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare אַיִן. - Strong's Number: H7626
There are 178 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֵׁבֶט
Transliteration: shêbeṭ
Pronunciation: shay'-bet
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan; [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe. - Strong's Number: H5678
There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶבְרָה
Transliteration: ʻebrâh
Pronunciation: eb-raw'
Description: feminine of עֵבֶר; an outburst of passion; anger, rage, wrath. - Strong's Number: H3615
There are 200 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כָּלָה
Transliteration: kâlâh
Pronunciation: kaw-law'
Description: a primitive root; to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume); accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.