reaping what you sow
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7Do not choose to wander astray. God is not to be ridiculed.
6But I say this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And whoever sows with blessings shall also reap from blessings:
7Do not choose to wander astray. God is not to be ridiculed. 8For whatever a man will have sown, that also shall he reap. For whoever sows in his flesh, from the flesh he shall also reap corruption. But whoever sows in the Spirit, from the Spirit he shall reap eternal life.
8Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
8In fact, I have instead seen those who work iniquity and who sow resentments, reap them,
38Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down and shaken together and overflowing, they will place upon your lap. Certainly, the same measure that you use to measure out, will be used to measure back to you again.”
8For whatever a man will have sown, that also shall he reap. For whoever sows in his flesh, from the flesh he shall also reap corruption. But whoever sows in the Spirit, from the Spirit he shall reap eternal life.
18The impious does work with inconstancy. But for the sower of justice, there is the reward of faithfulness.
7For they will sow wind and reap a whirlwind. It does not have a firm stalk; the bud will yield no grain. But if it does yield, strangers will eat it.
6When departing, they went forth and wept, sowing their seeds.
9And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail.
7Do not choose to wander astray. God is not to be ridiculed. 8For whatever a man will have sown, that also shall he reap. For whoever sows in his flesh, from the flesh he shall also reap corruption. But whoever sows in the Spirit, from the Spirit he shall reap eternal life. 9And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail.