sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

English

Alternative forms

• sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Etymology

A reference to Hosea 8:7: "they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind"

Proverb

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

1. Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to him.

Synonyms

• what goes around, comes around.
• get out what one puts in.
• reap what one sows.

Translations

every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them

• Czech: kdo seje vítr, sklízí bouři (cs)
• Dutch: wie wind zaait, zal storm oogsten (nl)
• French: qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête (fr)
• German: wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten (de)
• Hungarian: aki szelet vet, vihart arat (hu)
• Italian: chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta (it)
• Japanese: 業によりて果を引く (ja) (ごうによりてかをひく, gō ni yorite ka o hiku)

• Polish: kto sieje wiatr, ten zbiera burzę (pl)
• Romanian: cine seamănă vânt culege furtună (ro)[1]
• Russian: посеешь ветер, пожнёшь бурю (ru) (poséješ véter, požnjóš búrju)
• Serbo-Croatian: ко сеје ветар, жање олују (sh) (ko seje vetar, žanje oluju)
• Spanish: quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades (es)
• Turkish: rüzgâr eken, fırtına biçer (tr)