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Proverbs 22:8

He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Proverbs 22:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצָר אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃

  1. זוֹרֵ֣עַzo.Re.a'“[one who] sows”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָרַע · “to sow” · Strong's H2232
  2. עַ֭וְלָה'Av.lah“unrighteousness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַוְלָה · “injustice” · Strong's H5766B
  3. יִקְצָרyik.tzor-“he will reap”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָצַר · “to reap” · Strong's H7114B
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. אָ֑וֶן'A.ven“trouble”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָ֫וֶן · “trouble” · Strong's H0205H
  5. וְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vet“and [the] rod of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “staff” · Strong's H7626G
  6. עֶבְרָת֣וֹev.ra.To“fury his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶבְרָה · “fury” · Strong's H5678
  7. יִכְלֶֽה׃yikh.Leh“it will end”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּלָה · “expend” · Strong's H3615J
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)