as you sow, so shall you reap

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English

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Etymology

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From Galatians 6:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”[1]

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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as you sow, so shall you reap

  1. The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
    Synonyms: every man is the architect of his own fortune; sow the wind, reap the whirlwind; what goes around comes around
    Near-synonyms: as you make your bed, so you must lie in it; (archaic) as you have brewed, so you must drink
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], 1611, →OCLC, Galatians 6:7, column 2:Be not deceiued, God is not mocked: for whatſoeuer a man ſoweth, that ſhall he alſo reape.

Further reading

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  • Gregory Y. Titelman (1996) Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings: [], New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 16.