Job 4:8
According as I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
In Context
7Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.
Cross References
Psalms 7:14Behold [the wicked man], he travails with iniquity. Yea, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.
Jeremiah 4:18Thy way and thy doings have procured these things to thee. This is thy wickedness, for it is bitter, for it reaches to thy heart.
Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness. Reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.
2 Corinthians 9:6But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.
Matthew Henry on Job 4:8-12
7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. Eliphaz here advances another argument to prove… Read the whole commentary →