Job 4:8

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“As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.”

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BSBPD

“As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“As I have seen--ploughers of iniquity, And sowers of misery, reap it!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 4:8 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 15:35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
  2. Psalms 7:14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
  3. Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
  4. Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
  5. Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
  6. Jeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
  7. Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
  8. Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
  9. Hosea 10:13You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
  10. 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
  11. Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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