Proverbs 22:8

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6 ^aTrain up a child in the way he should go,
¹And when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The ^arich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He who sows iniquity will reap ^asorrow,
And the rod of his anger will fail.

9 ^aHe who has a¹ generous eye will be ^bblessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

10 ^aCast out the scoffer, and contention will leave;
Yes, strife and reproach will cease.

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Barnes' Notes

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Proverbs 22:8

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.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 22:8:**

Job 4:8
Job 5:6
Psalms 90:10
Psalms 97:11

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