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Proverbs 22:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. "

Proverbs 22:8

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6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

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Ill-gotten gains will not prosper. The person who sows iniquity, who does what is unjust in hope of gaining by it, will reap vanity. What he gets will never do him any real good or give him any lasting satisfaction. In the end, he will meet only disappointment. Those who make trouble for others are only preparing trouble for themselves. People reap what they sow.

Abused power will not last. If the rod of authority turns into a rod of anger, if rulers lead by passion instead of wisdom, and if they care more about venting their anger than serving the public good, that power will fail and be broken. Their authority will not protect them in their excesses (Isaiah 10:24, Isaiah 10:25).

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"A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it."

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"The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life."

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