live by the sword, die by the sword

Etymology
1611,, , 26:52
 * Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."

Proverb

 * 1) One who uses  can expect a violent ; it is better to try to use  means wherever possible.
 * 2)  One can expect dire outcomes from any vice;.
 * 3)  The means of one's  can become the means of one's.

Translations

 * Belarusian: усе, што возьмуць меч, ад мяча і загінуць
 * Bulgarian: всички, които се залавят за нож, от нож ще погинат
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: kdo s čím zachází, s tím také schází
 * Danish: vold føder vold
 * Dutch: wie leeft bij het zwaard, zal sterven bij het zwaard
 * Esperanto: kiu glavon prenas, per glavo pereos
 * Finnish: joka miekkaan tarttuu, se miekkaan hukkuu
 * French:
 * German: wer das Schwert ergreift, der soll durchs Schwert umkommen
 * Greek: πάντες όσοι πιάσωσι μάχαιραν διά μαχαίρας θέλουσιν απολεσθή
 * Ancient: πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται
 * Hungarian: (a)ki kardot fog/ránt/ragad, (az) kard által vész (el)
 * Italian: chi di spada ferisce, di spada perisce
 * Korean: 칼로 흥한자는 칼로 망하리라.
 * Norwegian: alle som griper til sverd, skal falle for sverd
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: quem vive pela espada, morre pela espada
 * Romanian: toți cei ce scot sabia, de sabie vor pieri
 * Russian: кто с мечо́м к нам придёт, тот от меча́ и поги́бнет, подня́вший меч от меча́ и поги́бнет
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ко од мача живи од мача и гине, ко се мача лача од мача и гине
 * Roman: ко od mača živi od mača i gine, кo se mača lača od mača i gine
 * Slovak: kto mečom bojuje, mečom zahynie
 * Slovene: kdor živi od meča, bo z mečem pokončan
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: alla som griper till svärd skall dödas med svärd
 * Ukrainian: всі, хто візьме меча, від меча і загинуть