Proverbs 22:8 (BSB)

He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

From Proverbs 22. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 22:8

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 22:8: Note 1. Ill-gotten gains will not prosper: He that sows iniquity, that does an unjust thing in hopes to get by it, shall reap vanity; what he gets will never do him any good nor give him any satisfaction. He will meet nothing but disappointment. Those that create trouble to others do but prepare trouble for themselves. Men shall reap as they sow. 2. Abused power will not last.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 22:8: He that soweth iniquity (u) shall reap vanity,.... He that practises sin, and is frequent in the commission of it; indulges to it in a profuse way, as the sower plentifully scatters his seed; such shall reaper possess nothing but sin and wickedness; for, what a man sows, that shall he reap; he shall eat the fruit of his doings, and have the reward of...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 22:8: (Compare Pro 11:18; Psa 109:16-20; Gal 6:7-8). the rod . . . fail--His power to do evil will be destroyed.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 22:8: He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. (e) His authority by which he oppressed others, will be taken from him.