Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth wickedness shall reap evils; and the rod of his ire shall be ended.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
In Context
7A rich man commandeth to poor men; and he that taketh borrowing, is servant of the lender.
Cross References
Job 4:8Certainly rather I saw them, that work wickedness, and sow sorrows, and reap those, (Rather, I saw those, who work wickedness, and sow sorrows, and reap them,)
Proverbs 14:3The rod of pride is in the mouth of a fool; the lips of wise men keep them (or but the lips of the wise keep them safe).
Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assur, he is the rod and staff of my strong vengeance; mine indignation is in the hand of them. (Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my strong vengeance; yea, my anger is in his hands.)
Isaiah 14:29All thou Philistia, be not glad, for the rod of thy smiter is made less; for why a cockatrice shall go out of the root of an adder, and his seed shall swallow up a bird (or and its fruit, or its children, shall be flying serpents).
Hosea 8:7For they shall sow wind, and they shall reap whirlwind. A stalk standing (up) is not in them, the seed shall not make meal; that if also it maketh meal, aliens shall eat it. (For they shall sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. A standing stalk is not among them, the seed shall not make meal, or grain; and even if it maketh meal, foreigners, or strangers, shall eat it up.)
Galatians 6:7Do not ye err, God is not scorned; for those things that a man soweth, those things he shall reap, [or for why what things a man soweth, also these things he shall 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 →