Job 4:8
According to what I have seen, those who plough iniquity and sow trouble, reap the same.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
In Context
7“Remember, now, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
9By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
Cross References
Psalms 7:14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
Psalms 7:16The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
Jeremiah 4:18“Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness, for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.”
Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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 →