What does the Bible say about reaping what you sow?

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The image of sowing and reaping appears in Galatians 6, in 2 Corinthians 9, and in the Book of Job.

In Galatians 6:7:

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

In 2 Corinthians 9:6:

6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

In Job 4:8:

8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

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