reap what one sows

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.”

Verb

 * 1)  To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Ancient Greek: ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: wat je zaait zul je oogsten
 * Esperanto: kiu semas venton, rikoltas fulmotendron
 * Finnish: mitä kylvää, sitä niittää
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: რასაც დასთეს, იმას მოიმკი
 * German:, man erntet was man sät
 * Greek: όπως στρώσεις, θα κοιμηθείς, ό,τι σπέρνεις, θερίζεις
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian: si raccoglie ciò che si semina
 * Japanese: 業によりて果を引く,
 * Korean: ,
 * Lithuanian: ką pasėsi tą ir pjausi
 * Macedonian: што си сеел, тоа ќе жнееш
 * Persian: از ماست که بر ماست
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: colher o que semear
 * Romanian: culegi ceea ce semeni
 * Russian: как посе́ешь, так и пожнёшь, что посе́ешь, то и пожнёшь
 * Scottish Gaelic: an nì a chuireas duine is e a bhuaineas e
 * Spanish: recoger lo que se siembra, cosechar lo que se siembra
 * Swedish: som man sår får man skörda
 * Thai: หว่านพืชเช่นไร ย่อมได้ผลเช่นนั้น
 * Turkish: ektiğini biçmek
 * Uzbek: ekkaningni oʻrasan
 * Vietnamese: gieo gió, gặt bão, gieo nhân nào, gặt quả ấy, gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy