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as you sow, so shall you reap definition

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Define the English word as you sow, so shall you reap below. As you sow, so shall you reap is a proverb. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .

English

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.”[1]

Pronunciation

Proverb

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

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References

  1. ^ The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], 1611, OCLC 964384981, Galatians 6:7, column 2: “Be not deceiued, God is not mocked: for whatſoeuer a man ſoweth, that ſhall he alſo reape.”

Further reading

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