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Selected Verse: Proverbs 22:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 22:8 |
Strong Concordance |
He that soweth [02232] iniquity [05766] shall reap [07114] vanity [0205]: and the rod [07626] of his anger [05678] shall fail [03615]. |
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King James |
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
(Compare Pro 11:18; Psa 109:16-20; Gal 6:7-8).
the rod . . . fail--His power to do evil will be destroyed. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The rod of his anger - That with which he smites others (compare Isa 14:6). The King James Version describes the final impotence of the wrath of the wicked. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
The group now following extends to the end of this first collection of Solomon's proverbs; it closes also with a proverb of the poor and the rich.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity;
And the rod of his fury shall vanish away.
"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Gal 6:7); he that soweth good reapeth good, Pro 11:18; he that soweth evil reapeth evil, Job 4:8; cf. Hos 10:12. עולה is the direct contrast of צדקה or ישׁר (e.g., Psa 125:3; Psa 107:42), proceeding from the idea that the good is right, i.e., straight, rectum; the evil, that which departs from the straight line, and is crooked. Regarding און, which means both perversity of mind and conduct, as well as destiny, calamity, vid., Pro 12:21. That which the poet particularly means by עולה is shown in 8b, viz., unsympathizing tyranny, cruel misconduct toward a neighbour. שׁבט עברתו is the rod which he who soweth iniquity makes another to feel in his anger. The saying, that an end will be to this rod of his fury, agrees with that which is said of the despot's sceptre, Isa 14:5.; Psa 125:3. Rightly Fleischer: baculus insolentiae ejus consumetur h. e. facultas qua pollet alios insolenter tractandi evanescet. Hitzig's objection, that a rod does not vanish away, but is broken, is answered by this, that the rod is thought of as brandished; besides, one uses כּלה of anything which has an end, e.g., Isa 16:4. Other interpreters understand "the rod of his fury" of the rod of God's anger, which will strike the עוּל and יכלה, as at Eze 5:13; Dan 12:7 : "and the rod of His punishment will surely come" (Ewald, and similarly Schultens, Euchel, Umbreit). This though also hovers before the lxx: πληγὴν δὲ ἔργων αὐτοῦ (עבדתו) συντελέσει (יכלּה). But if the rod of punishment which is appointed for the unrighteous be meant, then we would have expected כּלהו. Taken in the future, the כּלות of the שׁבט is not its confectio in the sense of completion, but its termination or annihilation; and besides, it lies nearer after 8a to take the suffix of עברתו subjectively (Isa 14:6; Isa 16:6) than objectively. The lxx has, after Pro 22:8, a distich: -
ἄνδρα ἱλαρὸν καὶ δότην εὐλογεῖ ὁ θεὸς
ματαιότητα δὲ ἔργων αὐτοῦ συντελέσει.
The first line (Co2 9:7) is a variant translation of 9a (cf. Pro 21:17), the second (ושׁוא עבדתו) is a similar rendering of 8b. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The rod - That power which he used with fury shall be taken from him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He that soweth iniquity - The crop must be according to the seed. If a man sow thistle seed, is it likely he shall reap wheat? If he sow to the flesh, shall he not of the flesh reap destruction? |
7 Be [4105] not [3361] deceived [4105]; God [2316] is [3456] not [3756] mocked [3456]: for [1063] whatsoever [3739] [1437] a man [444] soweth [4687], that [5124] shall he [2325] also [2532] reap [2325].
8 For [3754] he that soweth [4687] to [1519] his [1438] flesh [4561] shall [2325] of [1537] the flesh [4561] reap [2325] corruption [5356]; but [1161] he that soweth [4687] to [1519] the Spirit [4151] shall [2325] of [1537] the Spirit [4151] reap [2325] life [2222] everlasting [166].
16 Because that he remembered [02142] not to shew [06213] mercy [02617], but persecuted [07291] the poor [06041] and needy [034] man [0376], that he might even slay [04191] the broken [03512] in heart [03824].
17 As he loved [0157] cursing [07045], so let it come [0935] unto him: as he delighted [02654] not in blessing [01293], so let it be far [07368] from him.
18 As he clothed [03847] himself with cursing [07045] like as with his garment [04055], so let it come [0935] into his bowels [07130] like water [04325], and like oil [08081] into his bones [06106].
19 Let it be unto him as the garment [0899] which covereth [05844] him, and for a girdle [04206] wherewith he is girded [02296] continually [08548].
20 Let this be the reward [06468] of mine adversaries [07853] from the LORD [03068], and of them that speak [01696] evil [07451] against my soul [05315].
18 The wicked [07563] worketh [06213] a deceitful [08267] work [06468]: but to him that soweth [02232] righteousness [06666] shall be a sure [0571] reward [07938].
6 He who smote [05221] the people [05971] in wrath [05678] with a continual [01115] [05627] stroke [04347], he that ruled [07287] the nations [01471] in anger [0639], is persecuted [04783], and none [01097] hindereth [02820].
17 He that loveth [0157] pleasure [08057] shall be a poor [04270] man [0376]: he that loveth [0157] wine [03196] and oil [08081] shall not be rich [06238].
7 Every man [1538] according as [2531] he purposeth [4255] in his heart [2588], so let him give; not [3361] grudgingly [1537] [3077], or [2228] of [1537] necessity [318]: for [1063] God [2316] loveth [25] a cheerful [2431] giver [1395].
8 He that soweth [02232] iniquity [05766] shall reap [07114] vanity [0205]: and the rod [07626] of his anger [05678] shall fail [03615].
6 We have heard [08085] of the pride [01347] of Moab [04124]; he is very [03966] proud [01341]: even of his haughtiness [01346], and his pride [01347], and his wrath [05678]: but his lies [0907] shall not be so.
6 He who smote [05221] the people [05971] in wrath [05678] with a continual [01115] [05627] stroke [04347], he that ruled [07287] the nations [01471] in anger [0639], is persecuted [04783], and none [01097] hindereth [02820].
7 And I heard [08085] the man [0376] clothed [03847] in linen [0906], which was upon [04605] the waters [04325] of the river [02975], when he held up [07311] his right hand [03225] and his left hand [08040] unto heaven [08064], and sware [07650] by him that liveth [02416] for ever [05769] that it shall be for a time [04150], times [04150], and an half [02677]; and when he shall have accomplished [03615] to scatter [05310] the power [03027] of the holy [06944] people [05971], all these things shall be finished [03615].
13 Thus shall mine anger [0639] be accomplished [03615], and I will cause my fury [02534] to rest [05117] upon them, and I will be comforted [05162]: and they shall know [03045] that I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it in my zeal [07068], when I have accomplished [03615] my fury [02534] in them.
4 Let mine outcasts [05080] dwell [01481] with thee, Moab [04124]; be [01933] thou a covert [05643] to them from the face [06440] of the spoiler [07703]: for the extortioner [04160] is at an end [0656], the spoiler [07701] ceaseth [03615], the oppressors [07429] are consumed [08552] out of the land [0776].
3 For the rod [07626] of the wicked [07562] shall not rest [05117] upon the lot [01486] of the righteous [06662]; lest [04616] the righteous [06662] put forth [07971] their hands [03027] unto iniquity [05766].
5 The LORD [03068] hath broken [07665] the staff [04294] of the wicked [07563], and the sceptre [07626] of the rulers [04910].
21 There shall no evil [0205] happen [0579] to the just [06662]: but the wicked [07563] shall be filled [04390] with mischief [07451].
42 The righteous [03477] shall see [07200] it, and rejoice [08055]: and all iniquity [05766] shall stop [07092] her mouth [06310].
3 For the rod [07626] of the wicked [07562] shall not rest [05117] upon the lot [01486] of the righteous [06662]; lest [04616] the righteous [06662] put forth [07971] their hands [03027] unto iniquity [05766].
12 Sow [02232] to yourselves in righteousness [06666], reap [07114] in [06310] mercy [02617]; break up [05214] your fallow ground [05215]: for it is time [06256] to seek [01875] the LORD [03068], till he come [0935] and rain [03384] righteousness [06664] upon you.
8 Even as I have seen [07200], they that plow [02790] iniquity [0205], and sow [02232] wickedness [05999], reap [07114] the same.
18 The wicked [07563] worketh [06213] a deceitful [08267] work [06468]: but to him that soweth [02232] righteousness [06666] shall be a sure [0571] reward [07938].
7 Be [4105] not [3361] deceived [4105]; God [2316] is [3456] not [3756] mocked [3456]: for [1063] whatsoever [3739] [1437] a man [444] soweth [4687], that [5124] shall he [2325] also [2532] reap [2325].