English Explanatory Dictionary

as you sow, so shall you reap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.

Pronunciation

/əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/ /əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/ En-au-as you sow, so shall you reap.ogg

Word forms

as you sow, so shall you reap

Etymology

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.” Compare Hosea 8:7, “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”

Synonyms

every man is the architect of his own fortune sow the wind, reap the whirlwind what goes around comes around as you make your bed, so you must lie in it as you have brewed, so you must drink

Related words

reap what one sows bring one's own hide to market fuck around and find out karma Leopards Eating People's Faces Party make one's bed and lie in it play stupid games, win stupid prizes stew in one's juices
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