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as you sow, so shall you reap

UK/əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/US/əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/

as you sow, so shall you reap proverb: the consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.

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.
    • Near-synonyms: as you make your bed, so you must lie in it; (archaic) as you have brewed, so you must drink

as you sow, so shall you reap meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic

as you sow, so shall you reap in Hindi

consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others — see also sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
जैसी करनी वैसी भरनी jaisī karnī vaisī bharnī

as you sow, so shall you reap in Tamil

consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others — see also sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
வினை விதைத்தவன் வினை அறுப்பான் viṉai vitaittavaṉ viṉai aṟuppāṉ

as you sow, so shall you reap in Urdu

consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others — see also sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
جیسے کرنی ویسے بھرنی jaise karnī vaise bharnī

as you sow, so shall you reap in Arabic

consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others — see also sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
كَمَا تَدِينَ تُدَانُ
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as you sow, so shall you reap in Persian
کسی که خربزه میخورد، پای لرزش هم مینشیند
as you sow, so shall you reap in Vietnamese
gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy

Synonyms of as you sow, so shall you reap

Origin of as you sow, so shall you reap

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.” Compare Hosea 8:7, “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”

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Questions about as you sow, so shall you reap

What does as you sow, so shall you reap mean?
As you sow, so shall you reap means the consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
What is as you sow, so shall you reap in Hindi?
As you sow, so shall you reap in Hindi is जैसी करनी वैसी भरनी (jaisī karnī vaisī bharnī). See As you sow, so shall you reap meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is as you sow, so shall you reap?
As you sow, so shall you reap is a proverb.
How do you pronounce as you sow, so shall you reap?
As you sow, so shall you reap is pronounced /əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/ (UK).

Words near as you sow, so shall you reap in the dictionary

  1. as you have brewed, so you must drink
  2. as you know
  3. as you like
  4. as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
  5. as you please
  6. as you sow, so shall you reap
  7. as you were
  8. as you wish
  9. as't
  10. as-
  11. as-built

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