reap what one sows

It Shoots Further than He Dreams (March 1918) by John F. Knott.

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.”[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːp (h)wɒt wʌn ˈsəʊz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/

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reap what one sows (third-person singular simple present reaps what one sows, present participle reaping what one sows, simple past reaped what one sowed or reaped what one had sown, past participle reaped what one has sown or reaped what one had sown)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) 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.
   • 2005 November 15, Tony Blair, The Guardian:

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

• as you sow, so shall you reap