reap what one sows
verb/ˌɹiːp(h)wɒt wʌn ˈsəʊz/UK/ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/US
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.”
Definitions
To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in…
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.
- You're going to reap just what you sow
- "We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change," he said.
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