28 Bible Verses about Reaping What You Sow

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John 4:38

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor. Other men laboured; And ye are entered into their labors."

John 4:37

And herein is the saying true, That one soweth; And another reapeth.

2 Corinthians 9:6

This yet remember, how that he which soweth little, shall reap little: and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously.

Hosea 10:12

that they might sow unto righteousness, and reap the fruits of well doing: that they might plow up their fresh land and seek the LORD, till he came, and learned them righteousness.

Isaiah 37:30

I will give thee also this token, O Hezekiah: this year shalt thou eat that is kept in store, and the next year such as groweth of himself, and in the third year ye shall sow and reap, yea ye shall plant vineyards, and enjoy the fruits thereof.

Hosea 8:7

They have sown wind, therefore shall they reap a whirlwind. Their seed shall bear no corn, there shall no meal be made of their increase: though they reap, yet shall strangers devour it up.

Matthew 25:24

Then he which had received the one talent came also, and said, 'Master, I considered that thou wast a hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not,

Luke 19:21

for I feared thee, because thou art a strait man: thou takest up that thou laidst not down; And reapest that thou didst not sow.'

Proverbs 22:8

He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him.

Luke 19:22

And he said unto him, 'Of thine own mouth judge I thee, thou evil servant. Knowest thou that I am a strait man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow?

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for then knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.

Micah 6:15

Thou shalt sow, but not reap; thou shalt press out olives, but oil shalt thou not have to anoint thyself withal; thou shalt tread out sweet must, but shall drink no wine.

1 Corinthians 15:37

And what sowest thou? Thou sowest not that body that shall be: but bare corn - I mean either of wheat, or of some other -

Proverbs 11:18

The labour of the ungodly prospereth not; but he that showeth righteousness, shall receive a sure reward.

Leviticus 25:11

A year of horns blowing shall that fiftieth year be unto you. Ye shall not sow neither reap the corn that groweth by itself, nor gather the grapes that grow without thy labour.

Leviticus 25:22

and ye shall sow the eighth year and eat of old fruit until the ninth year, and even until her fruits come, ye shall eat of old store.

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Isaiah 3:10-11

Bid the righteous do well, for they shall enjoy the fruits of their studies. But woe be unto the ungodly and unrighteous, for they shall be rewarded after their works.

Hosea 10:12-13

that they might sow unto righteousness, and reap the fruits of well doing: that they might plow up their fresh land and seek the LORD, till he came, and learned them righteousness. But now they have plowed them wickedness, therefore shall they reap sin, and eat the fruit of lies. Seeing thou puttest thy confidence in thine own ways, and leanest to the multitude of thy worthies:

Obadiah 1:15-16

For the day of the LORD is hard by upon all Heathen. Like as thou hast done, so shalt thou be dealt withal. Yea, thou shalt be rewarded even upon thine head. For likewise as ye have drunken upon mine holy hill, so shall all Heathen drink continually: yea drink shall they, and swallow up, so that ye shall be as though ye had never been.

Galatians 6:7-8

Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap. He that soweth in his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption: but he that soweth in the spirit shall, of the spirit, reap life everlasting.

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Genesis 45:6

For this is the second year of dearth in the land, and five more are behind in which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

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