reap what one sows

English

It Shoots Further Than He Dreams by John F. Knott, March 1918.

Etymology

With reference to the Bible, Epistle to the Galatians, ch. 6, v.7 Gal.6.7

Verb

reap what one sows

1. (idiomatic) To receive as a reward or harvest in the same measure as one's exertions, in a good or a bad sense. To receive justice.

   For whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap.

   • 2005, Tuesday November 15, PM Tony Blair, The Guardian

     "We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change," he said.

Translations

receive justice

• Ancient Greek: Ο γὰρ ἐάν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωποϛ, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει
• Finnish: mitä kylvää, sitä niittää (fi)
• French: récolter ce qu’on a semé (fr), qui sème le vent récolte la tempête (fr)
• Japanese: 業によりて果を引く (ja) (ごうによりてかをひく, gō ni yorite ka o hiku)
• Macedonian: што си сеел, тоа ќе жнееш (mk) (što si séel, toa ḱe žnéeš)

• Romanian: semeni ce aduni (ro)
• Russian: как посеешь, так и пожнёшь (kak poséješ’, tak i požnjóš’), что посеешь, то и пожнёшь (što poséješ’, to i požnjóš’)
• Thai: หว่านพืชเช่นไร ย่อมได้ผลเช่นนั้น (th)
• Turkish: ektiğini biçmek (tr)
• Uzbek: ekkaningni o'rasan (uz)