Proverbs 22:8 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Proverbs 22:8

(Compare Proverbs 11:18; Psalms 109:16-20; Galatians 6:7-8).

the rod . . . fail—His power to do evil will be destroyed.

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Proverbs 22:8:

Job 4:8
Hosea 6:11
Hosea 8:7
Hosea 10:13
Galatians 6:8

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