sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
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sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
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A reference to Hosea 8:7.
proverb sow the wind and reap the whirlwind · reap the whirlwind
- 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.
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proverb every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them
| Español | quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades, cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos |
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| 한국어 | 뿌린대로 거두다 ppurindaero geoduda |
| 日本語 | 業によりて果を引く gō ni yorite ka o hiku |
| 中文 | 玩火自焚 wánhuǒzìfén |
| Português | quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades, quem semeia vento colhe tempestade |
| Français | qui sème le vent, récolte la tempête |
| Deutsch | wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten |
| Italiano | chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta |
| Română | cine seamănă vânt culege furtună |
| Русский | посе́ешь ве́тер, пожнёшь бу́рю poséješʹ véter, požnjóšʹ búrju |
| Tiếng Việt | gieo nhân nào gặp quả đó, gieo nhân nào gặt quả nấy, ác giả ác báo |
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