Verse Comparison: Proverbs 22:8
American Standard Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Amplified® Bible
He who sows iniquity will reap calamity {and} futility, and the rod of his wrath [with which he smites others] will fail.
Contemporary English Version
Troublemakers get in trouble, and their terrible anger will get them nowhere.
Darby English Version
He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.
Good News Bible
If you plant the seeds of injustice, disaster will spring up, and your oppression of others will end.
King James Version
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
New American Standard Bible
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
New International Version
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble,
and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
New King James Version
He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow,
And the rod of his anger will fail.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
Revised Standard Version
He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
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