8Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.


In Context

5 Thorns — snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

6 Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

7 The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

8 Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

9 The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

Proverbs 22:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity: and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:8He that sows iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.