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as you sow, so shall you reap

/əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
as y-ou -sow, -so shal-l y-ou reap
IPA
/əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/
36
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.

Example Sentences

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.”

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/
  • British English: /əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/

Phrases

reap what one sows bring one's own hide to market fuck around and find out Leopards Eating People's Faces Party make one's bed and lie in it play stupid games, win stupid prizes stew in one's juices

Frequently Paired Words

reap what one sows bring one's own hide to market fuck around and find out karma Leopards Eating People's Faces Party make one's bed and lie in it play stupid games, win stupid prizes stew in one's juices

Synonyms

every man is the architect of his own fortune sow the wind, reap the whirlwind what goes around comes around as you make your bed, so you must lie in it as you have brewed, so you must drink

Rhymes With

sundeep becreep queap

Questions

How do you pronounce as you sow, so shall you reap?
The recorded pronunciation is /əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/.
What does as you sow, so shall you reap mean?
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
Where does as you sow, so shall you reap come from?
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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