reap what one sows

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːp(h)wɒt wʌn ˈsəʊz/
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• General-American: /ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/
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• rhymes with -əʊz
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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.”

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 自食其果 (zìshíqíguǒ) — to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions — see also as you sow, so shall you reap, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• French: récolter ce que l'on a semé — to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions — see also as you sow, so shall you reap, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• Portuguese: colher o que semear — to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions — see also as you sow, so shall you reap, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• Spanish: recoger lo que se siembra — to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions — see also as you sow, so shall you reap, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• Spanish: cosechar lo que se siembra — to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions — see also as you sow, so shall you reap, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
• Turkish: ektiğini biçmek — to receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one’s exertions or intentions — see also as you sow, so shall you reap, sow the wind, reap the whirlwind