What does the Bible say about reaping what you sow?

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• Galatians 6:7

  Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.

• 2 Corinthians 9:6

  Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

• Galatians 6:7-8

  [7] Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap. [8] For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

• Proverbs 22:8

  He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, And the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

• Job 4:8

  According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, And sow trouble, Reap the same.

• Luke 6:38

  "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."

• Galatians 6:8

  For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

• Proverbs 11:18

  Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

• Hosea 8:7

  For they sow the wind, And they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.

• Psalms 126:5

  Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

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