sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

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A reference to Hosea 8:7.

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: ко́йто се́е вя́тър, жъ́не бу́ри (kójto sée vjátǎr, žǎ́ne búri) — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Chinese Mandarin: 玩火自焚 (wánhuǒzìfén) — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Czech: kdo seje vítr, sklízí bouři — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Dutch: wie wind zaait, zal storm oogsten — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Finnish: joka tuulen kylvää, se myrskyn niittää — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• French: qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• German: wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Hungarian: aki szelet vet, vihart arat — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Indonesian: siapa menabur angin, akan menuai badai — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Italian: chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Japanese: 業によりて果を引く (gō ni yorite ka o hiku) — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Korean: 뿌린대로 거두다 (ppurindaero geoduda) — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Polish: kto sieje wiatr, zbiera burzę — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Portuguese: quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Portuguese: quem semeia vento colhe tempestade — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Romanian: cine seamănă vânt culege furtună — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Russian: посе́ешь ве́тер, пожнёшь бу́рю (poséješʹ véter, požnjóšʹ búrju) — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Serbo-Croatian: ко сеје ветар, жање олују — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Serbo-Croatian: ko seje vetar, žanje oluju — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Slovak: kto seje vietor, búrku žne — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Spanish: quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Spanish: cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Turkish: rüzgâr eken, fırtına biçer — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Vietnamese: gieo nhân nào gặp quả đó — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Vietnamese: gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
• Vietnamese: ác giả ác báo — every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them