27 Bible Verses about Reaping What You Sow

Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?

And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

Put in the seed of righteousness, get in your grain in mercy, let your unploughed earth be turned up: for it is time to make search for the Lord, till he comes and sends righteousness on you like rain.

And this will be the sign to you: you will get your food this year from what comes up of itself, and in the second year from the produce of the same; and in the third year you will put in your seed, and get in the grain, and make vine-gardens, and take of their fruit.

For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

What I have seen is that those by whom trouble has been ploughed, and evil planted, get the same for themselves.

And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

He who is watching the wind will not get the seed planted, and he who is looking at the clouds will not get in the grain.

By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.

You will put in seed, but you will not get in the grain; you will be crushing olives, but your bodies will not be rubbed with the oil; and you will get in the grapes, but you will have no wine.

Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:

And when you put it into the earth, you do not put in the body which it will be, but only the seed, of grain or some other sort of plant;

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

Let this fiftieth year be the Jubilee: no seed may be planted, and that which comes to growth of itself may not be cut, and the grapes may not be taken from the uncared-for vines.

And in the eighth year you will put in your seed, and get your food from the old stores, till the fruit of the ninth year is ready.

And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!