Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
In Context
7The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.
Cross References
Job 4:8On the contrary I have seen those who work iniquity, and sow sorrows, and reap them,
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.
Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands.
Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird.
Hosea 8:7For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; end if it should yield, strangers shall eat it.
Galatians 6:7Be not deceived, God is not mocked.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:8
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. He had said ( v. 2 .), Rich and poor meet together; but here he finds, here he shows, that, as to the things of this life, there is a great difference; for, 1. Those that have little will be in subjection to those that have much, because they have dependence upon them, they have received, and expect to receive, support from them: The rich rule over the poor, and too often more than becomes them, with pride and rigour, unlike to God, who,… Read the whole commentary →