Proverbs 22:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה *יקצור־**יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃

Transliteration

zôrēa' 'awlāh yiqṣār-'āwen and šēbeT 'ebrāTô yiKleh.

Grammar Details

*zôrēa'*: verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - sower/one who sows
*'awlāh*: noun, feminine singular - injustice/unrighteousness
*yiqṣār-'āwen*: verb with noun, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with masculine singular noun - he will reap trouble
*šēbeT*: noun, masculine singular construct - rod/staff of
*'ebrāTô*: noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - his wrath
*yiKleh*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will come to an end/fail

Word Meanings

*zôrēa'*: one who sows/plants/scatters seed
*'awlāh*: injustice/unrighteousness/iniquity
*yiqṣār*: will reap/will harvest
*'āwen*: trouble/wickedness/sorrow/iniquity
*šēbeT*: rod/staff/tribe/scepter
*'ebrāTô*: his wrath/his anger/his fury
*yiKleh*: will fail/will come to an end/will be consumed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 4:8 : 8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.
Ps 125:3 : 3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
Isa 30:31 : 31 For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite [him].
Hos 10:13 : 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies; for thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Isa 9:4 : 4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.
Isa 10:5 : 5 Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!
Isa 14:29 : 29 Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

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