sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

English

A reference to Hosea 8:7: "they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind"

Often shortened to "reap the whirlwind"

every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them

Polish: kto sieje wiatr, zbiera burzę
Portuguese: quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades, quem semeia vento colhe tempestade
Romanian: cine seamănă vânt culege furtună
Russian: посе́ешь ве́тер, пожнёшь бу́рю (poséješʹ véter, požnjóšʹ búrju)
Serbo-Croatian: ко сеје ветар, жање олују (ko seje vetar, žanje oluju)
Slovak: kto seje vietor, žne búrku
Spanish: quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades
Turkish: rüzgâr eken, fırtına biçer
Vietnamese: gieo nhân nào gặp quả đó

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