Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
In context
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. 10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. 11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 22:8 in the KJV
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: And the rod of his anger shall fail.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 22:8 in the NIV
Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.