8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:8
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 8
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He who sowsזוֹרֵ֣עַH2232Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularinjusticeעַ֭וְלָהH5766Noun - feminine singularwill reap disasterיִקְצוֹרH7114Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אָ֑וֶןH205Noun - masculine singularand the rodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטH7626Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof his furyעֶבְרָת֣וֹH5678Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be destroyedיִכְלֶֽה׃H3615Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- LXX includes God blesses a cheerful and generous man, but foolish works will come to an end; see also 2 Corinthians 9:7.