Hosea 10:13

New International Reader's Version

But you have planted the seeds of doing what is wrong. So you have harvested the fruit of your evil conduct. You have had to eat the fruit of your lies. You have trusted in your own strength. You have depended on your many soldiers.

Cross References

Job 4:8

Here’s what I’ve observed. People gather a crop from what they plant. If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.

Psalm 33:16

A king isn’t saved just because his army is big. A soldier doesn’t escape just because he is very strong.

Psalm 52:7

“Just look at this fellow! He didn’t depend on God for his safety. He put his trust in all his wealth. He grew strong by destroying others!”

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust in money you have taken from others. Don’t put false hope in things you have stolen. Even if your riches grow, don’t put your trust in them.

Proverbs 1:31

So you will eat the fruit of the way you have lived. You will choke on the fruit of what you have planned.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful words last forever. But lies last for only a moment.

Proverbs 13:2

The good things people say benefit them. But liars love to hurt others.

Proverbs 19:5

A dishonest witness will be punished. And whoever pours out lies will not go free.

Proverbs 22:8

Anyone who plants evil gathers a harvest of trouble. Their power to treat others badly will be destroyed.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here’s something else I’ve seen on this earth. Races aren’t always won by those who run fast. Battles aren’t always won by those who are strong. Wise people don’t always have plenty of food. Clever people aren’t always wealthy. Those who have learned a lot aren’t always successful. God controls the timing of every event. He also controls how things turn out.

Isaiah 17:11

The plants might start to grow on the day you set them out. The vines might begin to bud on the morning you plant them. But even if they do, there won’t be any harvest. Instead, there will be sickness and pain that won’t go away.

Hosea 11:12

The people of Ephraim tell me nothing but lies. Israel has not been honest with me. And Judah continues to wander away from God. They have deserted the faithful Holy One.

Hosea 4:2

People curse one another. They tell lies and commit murder. They steal and commit adultery. They break all my laws. They keep spilling the blood of other people.

Hosea 4:8

They live off the sins of my people. And they want them to keep on sinning.

Hosea 7:3

“Their evil conduct even makes the king glad. Their lies make the princes happy.

Hosea 8:7

The Lord says, “Worshiping other gods is like worshiping the wind. It is like planting worthless seeds. Assyria is like a windstorm. That is all my people will harvest. There are no heads of grain on the stems that will come up. So they will not produce any flour. Even if they did produce grain, the Assyrians would eat all of it up.

1 Samuel 24:14

“King Saul, who are you trying to catch? Who do you think you are chasing? I’m nothing but a dead dog or a flea!