Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the lender.
9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Cross References
Job 4:8According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow mischief, reap the same.
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Isaiah 10:5O Asshur, the rod of Mine anger, in whose hand as a staff is Mine indignation!
Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a basilisk, and his fruit shall be a flying serpent.
Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; it hath no stalk, the bud that shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
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 →