as you sow, so shall you reap

English edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Proverb edit

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

Related terms edit

Translations edit

See also edit

References edit

  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 edit

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