Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 241. The proverb today is " As you so you
shall reap. ' Okay. If you say as you sow so you shall reap, it means, things will
happen to you good or bad according to the way you behave. The origin of this phrase
is directly from the Bible , King James Version. Because remember there a number of version
of the Bible. Epistle to the Galatians 6:7. Here is the quote. " Do not be deceived. " meaning
do not be fooled. Do not be tricked. " God is not mocked. I think what he means here
is that you cannot fool God. You know, you can't ... Like here on Earth if you do something
wrong sometimes you can try to make excuses. Or you try to double talk . You might even
try yo lie to get out of what you did wrong. When it comes to God . Like if one day you
die and you are getting some sort of a life review. I think I covered that like in the
NDE' s . Near death experiences. Some people who died . they said they experienced that.
They got a life review. And if that is really is the way it is. You can't fool God. He cannot
be mocked Like I said you cannot double talk him. You cannot make excuses. You cannot lie.
It is all open there . So that's what I think they mean by God is not mocked . you are not
going to be able to fool him. You are not going to be able to trick him. For what
so ever a man soweth. Remember soweth is the old English for sow. That shall he reap. Okay
. Let's continue. Remember the phrase . Remember the phrase or the word sow means to plant
seeds . Plant seeds in the ground. Reap means to cut and gather a crop. So you plant the seeds
and then they grow. And that becomes something. What it is trying to say... You know what this proverb is trying to
say is to tell you is that every action you do is like planting a seed. Your actions can influence
, grow, develop or spread in the same way crops can grow. If you plant good seeds and
cultivate them, you will reap good fruitful crops or at least most of the time hopefully
you will. If you plant poor seeds or no seeds at all . You will reap bad crops or no crops.
Okay. The proverb let's you know our actions have consequences or results. So be careful
of the actions you do. The phrase is similar to what goes around comes around. you know
kind of like the idea of karma too. So it is another way of repeating a sort of similar
idea. Okay. Good and we actually have three examples to actually show how you would use
this. Here is Number one. You should be more aware of your actions . Remember as you sow
, so you shall reap. Okay. Or number two here. Try to concentrate on good habits and behavior
and avoid bad ones, as you so , so you shall reap. and the last one here. Never intentionally
be cruel to others. You may not realize the damage you have done. As you sow , so you
shall reap. Okay . Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it was clear . I hope it was food
for thought. Thank you for your time . Bye-bye.