Proverbs 22:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who sows iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.

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  • Job 4:8 : 8 Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.
  • Ps 125:3 : 3 For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.
  • Isa 30:31 : 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, who struck with a rod.
  • Hos 10:13 : 13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity; you have eaten the fruit of lies: because you trusted in your own way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows 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 has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal. If it does yield, 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 will preserve them.
  • Isa 9:4 : 4 For you have 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 my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation.
  • Isa 14:29 : 29 Rejoice not, whole Philistia, because the rod of him that struck you is broken: for out of the serpent's root will come forth a viper, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

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    8 Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.

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    15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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    11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.

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    7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.

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    13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped iniquity; you have eaten the fruit of lies: because you trusted in your own way, in the multitude of your mighty men.

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