He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed—a statement of moral causation in which the evil person sows what he will ultimately reap, that wickedness generates its own judgment. The verb 'sows' (zorea) establishes the sowing-and-reaping principle; wickedness is planted and grows to produce harvest. The phrase 'rod of his fury' (shebet chemaah) describes the implement of his violence; it will be destroyed. The theological significance involves the principle of divine retribution: God's justice ensures that wickedness bears its own fruit.

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