Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Cross-reference
In Hosea 8:7, the same prophet uses sowing/reaping for judgment — they sow wind, reap whirlwind — directly parallel to plowing wickedness.
In Proverbs 22:8, sowing injustice reaps calamity — directly parallel to Hosea's plowing wickedness and reaping injustice.
In Galatians 6:8, sowing to the flesh reaps corruption — directly paralleling Hosea's plowing wickedness leading to reaping injustice.
In Galatians 6:7, Paul states the universal law of sowing and reaping — directly applicable to Hosea's warning about reaping injustice.
Psalm 33:16 states no king is saved by army size — directly reinforcing Hosea's point that trusting in many warriors leads to failure.
In Job 4:8, Eliphaz states the same principle — those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same — matching Hosea's plowing wickedness.
Jeremiah 6:19 uses the same 'fruit of their devices' imagery to describe disaster as the consequence of rejecting God's law, directly parallel to Hosea's 'fruit of lies'.
Jeremiah 48:7 echoes Hosea's 'because you trusted' pattern, linking trust in possessions to exile — same cause-effect structure for judgment.
Proverbs 11:18 reinforces the principle that wickedness yields deceptive rewards, echoing Hosea's 'fruit of lies' with the same sowing-reaping metaphor.
2 Kings 5:27 shows Gehazi's lie bringing leprosy — an example of deception reaping evil, as Hosea says 'you have reaped evil' from deception.
Psalm 52:7 describes one who trusted in wealth instead of God — mirroring Hosea's 'depended on your own strength' as a misplaced trust.
Amos 6:12 uses agricultural imagery (plowing) to condemn injustice, paralleling Hosea's 'plowed iniquity' — both depict perversion of righteousness.
Zechariah 7:9 commands true justice and mercy, the exact opposite of Hosea's 'plowed iniquity and reaped injustice' — a clear contrast between God's requirement and Israel's sin.
Psalm 62:10 warns against trusting in riches — a parallel to Hosea's warning against depending on human strength and warriors.
In Proverbs 1:31, they eat the fruit of their way — the same concept of reaping consequences for one's actions as in Hosea.
Proverbs 19:5 declares false witnesses will not escape punishment — paralleling Hosea's theme that deception reaps evil consequences.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 observes that the battle is not to the strong — echoing Hosea's theme that relying on military might is futile.