Job 4:8

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

Cross-references

Psalm 7:14-16 depicts the wicked digging a pit and falling into it — the same principle that evil recoils on its perpetrator.

Proverbs 22:8 states explicitly: 'Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity' — a direct restatement of Job 4:8's observation.

Hosea 8:7 Parallel

Hosea 8:7 warns 'they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind' — the same agricultural image of reaping destructive consequences of evil.

Hosea 10:12 Contrast

Hosea 10:12 calls to 'sow righteousness and reap steadfast love' — the positive counterpoint to sowing iniquity and reaping trouble.

Hosea 10:13 Parallel

Hosea 10:13 states 'you have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice' — virtually identical wording to Job 4:8.

Galatians 6:7 declares 'whatever one sows, that will he also reap' — the universal principle underlying Job 4:8.

Galatians 6:8 says sowing to the flesh reaps corruption — the first half directly mirrors Job 4:8's reaping of trouble from evil.

Psalm 7:15 Parallel

Psalm 7:15 uses the same image of digging a pit and falling into it — reaping one's own evil. Strong parallel to the sowing/reaping principle.

Proverbs 1:31 says they will eat the fruit of their own way — directly echoes the reaping principle here. Strong parallel.

Isaiah 17:11 describes planting but reaping ruin — a harvest of judgment, parallel to sowing trouble. Strong thematic link.

Micah 7:13 Parallel

Micah 7:13 says the land is desolate for the fruit of their doings — explicit reaping. Strong parallel.

Jeremiah 2:17 Related theme

Jeremiah 2:17 says you brought disaster on yourself by forsaking God — similar consequence principle. Moderate parallel.

2 Corinthians 9:6 applies the sowing/reaping principle to generosity — a different context, but the same metaphor of proportional harvest.