Proverbs 22:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:8 : 8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.
  • Ps 125:3 : 3 For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.
  • Isa 30:31 : 31 For through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian will be broken, and the Lord's rod will be lifted up against him.
  • Hos 10:13 : 13 You have been ploughing sin, you have got in a store of evil, the fruit of deceit has been your food: for you put faith in your way, in the number of your men of war.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain. 8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.
  • Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
  • Isa 9:4 : 4 For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.
  • Isa 10:5 : 5 Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
  • Isa 14:29 : 29 Be not glad, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod which was on you is broken: for out of the snake's root will come a poison-snake, and its fruit will be a winged poison-snake.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 4:8
    79%

    8 What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

  • Prov 22:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Hos 8:7
    77%

    7 For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

  • Prov 11:18
    76%

    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Prov 22:7
    75%

    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

    20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Isa 3:11
    74%

    11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Gal 6:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

    8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • Jer 12:13
    73%

    13 Though good grain was planted, they have got in thorns: they have given themselves pain without profit: they will be shamed on account of their produce, because of the burning wrath of the Lord.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Hos 10:13
    73%

    13 You have been ploughing sin, you have got in a store of evil, the fruit of deceit has been your food: for you put faith in your way, in the number of your men of war.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 11:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    72%

    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • Prov 5:22
    72%

    22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

  • Prov 13:21-24
    4 verses
    72%

    21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

    22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

    24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

  • Jer 22:13
    72%

    13 A curse is on him who is building his house by wrongdoing, and his rooms by doing what is not right; who makes use of his neighbour without payment, and gives him nothing for his work;

  • Ps 125:3
    72%

    3 For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

  • Eccl 10:8
    71%

    8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

  • Isa 5:18
    71%

    18 Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 17:5
    71%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 29:22
    71%

    22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

  • Job 20:18
    71%

    18 He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

  • Job 20:28
    71%

    28 The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Prov 6:15
    71%

    15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11 He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

  • Ezek 18:18
    71%

    18 As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7 He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • Prov 29:1
    71%

    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 13:11
    70%

    11 Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Mic 6:15
    70%

    15 You will put in seed, but you will not get in the grain; you will be crushing olives, but your bodies will not be rubbed with the oil; and you will get in the grapes, but you will have no wine.

  • Job 15:31
    70%

    31 Let him not put his hope in what is false, falling into error: for he will get deceit as his reward.

  • Ezek 7:11
    70%

    11 Violent behaviour has been lifted up into a rod of evil; it will not be slow in coming, it will not keep back.

  • Prov 22:9
    70%

    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 19:17
    70%

    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Prov 14:31
    70%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Ps 37:15
    70%

    15 But their swords will be turned into their hearts, and their bows will be broken.