Job 4:8

As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

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In The King James Version

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

In Context

7Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?

9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

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Cross References

Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

Jeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”

Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

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 →

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