reap what one sows

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

Meaning

Verb

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.

Origin

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

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