what you sow is what you reap meaning

The phrase "you reap what you sow" is a proverb that means future consequences are inevitably shaped by present actions. It is used to say that if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you, and if you do good things, good things will happen to you. The principle of sowing and reaping is common throughout the Bible, and it is something that humanity can relate to. The idiom "you reap what you sow" is mostly likely directly referencing one of two verses in the New Testament. One is 2 Corinthians 9:6, "Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." The other is Galatians 6:7, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows". As a general principle, it is true that sowing leads to reaping. Its true in agriculture and its true in life choices.