Proverbs 22:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who sowsזֹורֵ֣עַ
(zo·v·re·a')
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
iniquity 
 
5767b: injustice, unrighteousness, wrongfrom the same as evel
will reap(יִקְצָר־
(yik·tzar-)
7114b: to reap, harvesta prim. root
vanity, 
 
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word
And the rodוְשֵׁ֖בֶט
(ve·she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of his furyעֶבְרָתֹ֣ו
(ev·ra·tov)
5678: overflow, arrogance, furyfem. of eber
will perish.יִכְלֶֽה׃
(yich·leh.)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He that soweth
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
iniquity
`evel  (eh'-vel)
(moral) evil -- iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
shall reap
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
vanity
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
and the rod
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of his anger
`ebrah  (eb-raw')
an outburst of passion -- anger, rage, wrath.
shall fail
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

International Standard Version
Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the anger he uses for a weapon will be destroyed.

NET Bible
The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that sows evil will reap fraud, and the scepter of his anger will be destroyed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble, and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed.

King James 2000 Bible
He that sows iniquity shall reap trouble: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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