Hosea 10:13

New Living Translation

“But you have cultivated wickedness and harvested a thriving crop of sins. You have eaten the fruit of lies— trusting in your military might, believing that great armies could make your nation safe.

Cross References

Job 4:8

My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same.

Psalm 33:16

The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”

Psalm 62:10

Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.

Proverbs 1:31

Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.

Proverbs 13:2

Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.

Proverbs 22:8

Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Isaiah 17:11

They may sprout on the day you set them out; yes, they may blossom on the very morning you plant them, but you will never pick any grapes from them. Your only harvest will be a load of grief and unrelieved pain.

Hosea 11:12

Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still obeys God and is faithful to the Holy One.

Hosea 4:2

You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.

Hosea 4:8

“When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed. So the priests are glad when the people sin!

Hosea 7:3

“The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.

Hosea 8:7

“They have planted the wind and will harvest the whirlwind. The stalks of grain wither and produce nothing to eat. And even if there is any grain, foreigners will eat it.

1 Samuel 24:14

Who is the king of Israel trying to catch anyway? Should he spend his time chasing one who is as worthless as a dead dog or a single flea?