Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades.»
¿Cómo se dice «El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades» en inglés? Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
Word for word
He who sows winds, reaps storms.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
Used as a warning that bad actions bring serious consequences. It appears in moral advice and political commentary across the Spanish-speaking world.
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Also said as
- Quien siembra vientos, recoge tempestades.
Hear it in a sentence
El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades; si tratas mal a todos, nadie te ayudará después.
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind; if you treat everyone badly, no one will help you later.
More Spanish sayings
- Cada quien cosecha lo que siembra. — You reap what you sow.
- El que la hace, la paga. — You reap what you sow.
- Hijo eres, padre serás, lo que hiciste pagarás. — You reap what you sow with your children.
- Quien mal anda, mal acaba. — Those who go astray come to a bad end.
- La unión hace la fuerza. — United we stand, divided we fall.
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