Job 4:8
So far as I have seen, They who plow for iniquity and sow misery, reap the same:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
In Context
7Remember, I pray thee, who, being innocent, hath perished, or when, the upright, have been cut off.
9By the blast of GOD, they perish, And, by the breath of his nostrils, are they consumed:
Cross References
Psalms 7:14Lo! he gendereth trouble, and conceiveth mischief, but giveth birth to a disappointment:
Psalms 7:16His mischief, turneth back, on his own head,—and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.
Jeremiah 4:18Thine own way And thine own doings, Have done these things unto thee,—This thy wickedness, Surely it is bitter, Surely it hath reached unto thy heart.
Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap ye at the bidding of lovingkindness, furrow to yourselves the newly-ploughed soil,—then will be the time to seek Yahweh, until he come, that he may rain down righteousness for you.
2 Corinthians 9:6As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:
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 →