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sow the wind, reap the whirlwind en · X

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A reference to Hosea 8:7.

Meanings

1. Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.
   • Before the attack started, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, decried efforts by his fellow Republicans to overturn the results of the election. But his eloquence was the very definition of a gesture both too little and too late. They who sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. 2021 January 7, “Trump Is to Blame for Capitol Attack”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Relateds

get out what one puts in

Synonyms

what goes around comes around · reap what you sow

Translations (26)

vi gieo nhân nào gặp quả đó (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · hu aki szelet vet, vihart arat (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · ja 業によりて果を引く (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · id siapa menabur angin, akan menuai badai (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · fr qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · ru посе́ешь ве́тер, пожнёшь бу́рю (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · sk kto seje vietor, búrku žne (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · vi gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · ko 뿌린대로 거두다 (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · fi joka tuulen kylvää, se myrskyn niittää (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · tr rüzgâr eken, fırtına biçer (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · de wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · cmn 玩火自焚 (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · pl kto sieje wiatr, zbiera burzę (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · cs kdo seje vítr, sklízí bouři (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · pt quem semeia vento colhe tempestade (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · vi ác giả ác báo (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · es cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · it chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · sh ко сеје ветар, жање олују (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · sh ko seje vetar, žanje oluju (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · bg ко́йто се́е вя́тър, жъ́не бу́ри (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · es quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · pt quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · ro cine seamănă vânt culege furtună (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) · nl wie wind zaait, zal storm oogsten (every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them)