11 translations · Greek
Galatians 6:7
Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Galatians 6:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
- KJV King James Version
- Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Do not be led astray: God is not mocked; for what a man may sow—that he will also reap,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't be fooled, God can't be treated with contempt: whatever you sow, that's what you reap.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow — that also he shall reap,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man shall sow, that also shall he reap.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Be not deceived, God is not mocked.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μὴ | Mē | {Do} not | G3361 μή not |
| πλανᾶσθε | planasthe | be deceived | G4105 πλανάω to lead astray |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| οὐ | ou | {is} not | G3756 οὐ no |
| μυκτηρίζεται | myktērizetai | to be mocked | G3456 μυκτηρίζω to mock |
| ὃ | ho | Whatever | G3739 ὅς which |
| γὰρ | gar | — | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἐὰν | ean | — | G1437 ἐάν if |
| σπείρῃ | speirē | sows | G4687 σπείρω to sow |
| ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | a man | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| τοῦτο | touto | — | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| θερίσει | therisei | he will reap in return | G2325 θερίζω to reap |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
- Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
- Job 4:8
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
- Romans 2:6–10
who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life; but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation, …
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
- Proverbs 11:18
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
- Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
- Hosea 8:7
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
- 1 Corinthians 6:9
Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 For each man will bear his own burden.
6 But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.
7 Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
9 Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
Read all of Galatians 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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