Proverbs 22:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 22:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 22:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 22:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 22:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 22:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.”

Proverbs 22:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 22:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end. ”

Proverbs 22:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.”

Proverbs 22:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 22:8 in Context — Proverbs 22

6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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

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

9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

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What Does Proverbs 22:8 Mean?

Proverbs 22:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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