Quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades

Meaning: Those who cause trouble will face far worse in return.

Literally: Whoever sows winds reaps storms

Example: “Passou anos a provocar todos e agora ninguém o defende. Quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades.” — He spent years provoking everyone and now nobody defends him: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 7 more languages

English: You reap what you sow
French: On récolte ce que l'on sème (literally: You harvest what you sow)
Spanish: Quien siembra vientos, recoge tempestades (literally: Who sows winds, reaps storms)
Japanese: 自業自得 (Jigō jitoku) (literally: One's own karma, one's own reward)
German: Was der Mensch sät, das wird er ernten (literally: What a person sows, that he will reap)
Italian: Ognuno raccoglie quello che ha seminato (literally: Everyone reaps what they have sown)
Dutch: Wat men zaait, zal men ook maaien (literally: What one sows, one will also mow)
Russian: Что посеешь, то и пожнёшь (Chto poseesh', to i pozhnyosh') (literally: What you sow, you will reap)
Chinese: 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 (Zhòng guā dé guā, zhòng dòu dé dòu) (literally: Plant melons, get melons; plant beans, get beans)
Korean: 콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다 (Kong simeun de kong nago pat simeun de pat nanda) (literally: Plant soybeans, get soybeans; plant red beans, get red beans)
Arabic: من زرع حصد (Man zaraʿa ḥaṣada) (literally: Whoever sows, reaps)
Turkish: Ne ekersen onu biçersin (literally: You reap whatever you sow)