as you sow, so shall you reap

== 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.” Compare Hosea 8:7, “For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/ (General American) IPA(key): /əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/ Rhymes: -iːp === Proverb === as you sow, so shall you reap 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 Near-synonyms: as you make your bed, so you must lie in it; (archaic) as you have brewed, so you must drink ==== Related terms ==== reap what one sows ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === Gregory Y. Titelman (1996), Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings: […], New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 16.