Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the (e) rod of his anger shall fail.
(e) His authority by which he oppressed others, will be taken from him.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the (e) rod of his anger shall fail.
(e) His authority by which he oppressed others, will be taken from him.
Verse Proverbs 22:8. _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 t...
THE ROD OF HIS ANGER - That with which he smites others (compare Isaiah 14:6). The King James Version describes the final impotence of the wrath of the wicked....
CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorab...
PROVERBS 22:6. IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way_ i.e._ train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The st...
INIQUITY. trickery. Hebrew. _'aval._ App-44. Illustration: Rebekah (Genesis 27:6; Genesis 27:41). SHALL FAIL. Illustrations: Balak (Numbers 24:10); Solomon ...
_vanity_ Better, with R.V. text, CALAMITY; κακὰ, LXX.; mala, Vulg. _the rod of his anger_ i.e. his power to vent his wrath upon others. Comp. Isaiah 14:6. The LXX. add to this verse ἄνδρα ἱλαρὸν καὶ...
HE THAT SOWETH INIQUITY, &C.— Houbigant renders this, _He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: the rod shall disperse and dissipate his labour:_ and he supposes the idea to be taken from sowing and...
CHAPTER 22 TEXT Proverbs 22:1-10 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold, 2. The rich and poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker o...
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. HE THAT SOWETH INIQUITY SHALL REAP VANITY - (; .) According to each man's sowing shall be his harvest. AND THE ROD...
22:8 iniquity, (d-7) Or 'vanity,' 'mischief.'...
THE ROD, etc.] i.e. the power of his tyranny shall vanish....
1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the cro...
Evil actions are like seeds. If a man sows seeds, then he will receive a harvest. If a man does evil things, then he will suffer trouble. Other people might suffer from his evil actions. But the man h...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 22 V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth. It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
VANITY — i.e., calamity, trouble. THE ROD OF HIS ANGER SHALL FAIL. — When his time comes, and his iniquity is full, he shall himself suffer the punishment he brought on others, as Babylon did (Isaiah...
זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה _יִקְצָר_† ־אָ֑וֶן וְ שֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his b...
“HE THAT LOVETH PURENESS OF HEART” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness...
Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
_Consumed. Or beaten with the flail of God's anger._...
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. Thorns and snares are in the way...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HE THAT SOWETH INIQUITY \U\ shall reap vanity,.... He that practises sin, and is frequent in the commission of it; indulges to it in a profuse way, as the sower plentifully scatters his seed; such sha...
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. Ver. 8. _He that soweth iniquity, shall reap vanity._] The usurer and cruel creditor soweth his money, his mammon of in...
_He that soweth iniquity_ Or, _unrighteousness;_ he, whose common practice it is to wrong or oppress others; _shall reap vanity_ Or _trouble_, or _misery_, as the word און commonly signifies, and as m...
V. 8. HE THAT SOWETH INIQUITY, unrighteousness and wickedness in any form, SHALL REAP VANITY, misfortune and calamity; AND THE ROD OF HIS ANGER SHALL FAIL, the staff of his haughty wrath with which he...
AND THE ROD OF HIS ANGER SHALL FAIL: Or, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed...
HE THAT SOWETH INIQUITY, or _unrighteousness_, whose common practice it is to wrong or oppress others, SHALL REAP VANITY; or, _trouble_ or _misery_, as this word is commonly used, and as divers here r...
Proverbs 22:8 sows H2232 (H8802) iniquity H5766 reap H7114 (H8799) sorrow H205 rod H7626 anger H5678 fail...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His providenc...
Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._ When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
_He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity._ THE HUSBANDRY AND HARVESTOF THE WICKED I. What is it to sow iniquity? or, to “sow to the flesh”? To follow only such a kind of life as a man’s own carnal...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 22:7 THE RICH... LENDER who rules the POOR... BORROWER is seen in contrast to the BOUNTIFUL person who SHARES with th
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 22:8. THE ROD OF HIS ANGER, or, as Zöckler, the “_staff of his haughtiness_.” PROVERBS 22:16. Zöckler reads this verse “_One oppresseth the poor only to make him rich_,” _i....
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in th...
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1). The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so important. "Rather to...
Galatians 6:7; Galatians 6:8; Hosea 10:13; Hosea 8:7; Isaiah 10:5;...
The rod — That power which he used with fury shall be taken from him....