Job 4:8
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity 1 and sow trouble reap it. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
In Context
9By the breath of God they perish; 1 by the blast of his anger they are consumed. 1
Cross References
Psalms 7:14Think about the one who is pregnant with wickedness, 1 who conceives destructive plans, who gives birth to harmful lies. 1
Psalms 7:16His own destructive plans return to his own head, 1 for his violence comes down on his own head. 1
Jeremiah 4:18and your conduct and your deeds have done these things to you. This will be your punishment. How terrible it will be! It will strike your very heart.
Hosea 10:12Sow righteousness for yourselves, 1 and reap the fruit of covenant faithfulness. 1 Break up your unplowed ground, 1 for it is time to seek Yahweh, 1 until he comes and rains righteousness on you. 1
2 Corinthians 9:6The point is this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows for the purpose of a blessing will also reap a blessing.
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 →