Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que siembra vientos, recoge tempestades.»
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.
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.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.