Proverbs 22:8

World English Bible (2000)

He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:8 : 8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
  • Ps 125:3 : 3 For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won't use their hands to do evil.
  • Isa 30:31 : 31 For through the voice of Yahweh the Assyrian will be dismayed. He will strike him with his rod.
  • Hos 10:13 : 13 You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.
  • Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
  • Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
  • Prov 14:3 : 3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
  • Isa 9:4 : 4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
  • Isa 10:5 : 5 Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!
  • Isa 14:29 : 29 Don't rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

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    8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.

  • Prov 22:15-16
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    77%

    15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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  • Hos 8:7
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    7 For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.

  • Prov 11:18
    76%

    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Prov 22:7
    75%

    7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

    20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Isa 3:11
    74%

    11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

  • Gal 6:7-8
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    7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

    8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

  • Jer 12:13
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    13 They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    73%

    21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.

    22 For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

  • Hos 10:13
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    72%

    28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    72%

    6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

  • Prov 5:22
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  • Prov 13:21-24
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    21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

    22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

    23 An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

    24 One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

  • Jer 22:13
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    13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;

  • Ps 125:3
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    3 For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won't use their hands to do evil.

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    16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

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  • Job 20:18
    71%

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    71%

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    15 Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.

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    11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

  • Ezek 18:18
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