Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
In Context
7The rich, over the poor, beareth rule,—and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
9A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed,—because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Cross References
Job 4:8So far as I have seen, They who plow for iniquity and sow misery, reap the same:
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish, is a haughty rod, but, as for the lips of the wise, thou shalt give heed to them!
Isaiah 10:5Alas! for Assyria, the rod of mine anger,—Yea, the very staff in their hand, is, my displeasure:
Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, Philistia, any of thee, In that the rod of him that smote thee, is broken,—For, out of the root of the serpent, shall come forth, a viper, And his fruit be a fiery dragon that flieth.
Hosea 8:7For, to the wind, they sow, and, to the whirlwind, they reap: stalk, hath it none, That which shooteth forth, shall yield no meal, If so be it yield, foreigners, swallow it lip,
Galatians 6:7Be not deceiving yourselves! God, is not to be mocked; for, whatsoever a man soweth, the same, 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 →