Proverbs 22:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger 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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Referenced Verses

Job 4:8 : 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Ps 125:3 : 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Isa 30:31 : 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod.
Hos 10:13 : 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because 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 to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Hos 8:7 : 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Isa 9:4 : 4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isa 10:5 : 5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Isa 14:29 : 29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

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