Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
King James Version
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 4:8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, 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 Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Hosea 8:7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
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 →