Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap trouble 1 and the rod of his fury will fade away. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
In Context
7Rich people rule over poor people 1 and one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends. 1
9The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, 1 for he shares his bread with the poor. 1
Cross References
Job 4:8According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity 1 and sow trouble reap it. 1
Proverbs 14:3From the mouth of a fool comes an offshoot of his pride, 1 but the lips of the wise will preserve them. 1
Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrian, the club of my anger, the rod by whom I wield my fury! 1
Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. 1 For out of the serpent's root will grow out an adder, 1 and his offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. 1
Hosea 8:7For the people sow the wind 1 and reap the whirlwind. 1 The standing grain has no heads; 1 it yields no flour. 1 If it does come to maturity, 1 foreigners will devour it. 1
Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man plants, that he will also gather in.
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 →