as you sow, so you reap
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Meaning · English
You will be rewarded or punished according to your actions
Literally: farming metaphor
Examples
If you're dishonest, as you sow, so you reap and people won't trust you
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “as you sow, so you reap” mean?
You will be rewarded or punished according to your actions Literally: farming metaphor
Is “as you sow, so you reap” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.