Job 4:8
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Webster Bible
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 ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off;
9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
Cross References
Psalms 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Jeremiah 4:18Thy way and thy doings have procured these things to thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth to thy heart.
Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.
2 Corinthians 9:6But this I say , He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also 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 →