Proverbs 22:8
“Hee that soweth iniquitie, shall reape vanitie: and the rodde of his anger shall faile.”
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Proverbs 22:8 Context
6Traine vp a childe in the way he should goe: and when he is olde, hee will not depart from it. 7The rich ruleth ouer the poore, and the borrower is seruant to the lender. 8Hee that soweth iniquitie, shall reape vanitie: and the rodde of his anger shall faile. 9Hee that hath a bountifull eye, shall bee blessed: for hee giueth of his bread to the poore. 10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall goe out; yea strife, and reproch shall cease.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- King James Version
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
- American Standard Version (1901)
By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.
- Basic English Bible
He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
- Darby Bible
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
- Webster's Bible
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- World English Bible
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 22:8
22:8 The rod - That power which he used with fury shall be taken from him.