Galatians 6:7

Galatians 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Context of Galatians 6:7

5Assume your own responsibility. 6The person who is taught God’s word should share all good things with his teacher. Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest. 8If you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life. 9We can’t allow ourselves to get tired of living the right way. Certainly, each of us will receive ⌞everlasting life⌟ at the proper time, if we don’t give up.

Galatians 6:7 word by word

μὴ πλανᾶσθε, θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται· ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Beπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• notμήmē · notG3361
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• isμυκτηρίζωmuktērizō · to mockG3456
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• whatsoeverἐάνean · ifG1437
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• sowethσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• shall heθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for Galatians 6:7

• Galatians 6:3So if any one of you thinks you’re important when you’re really not, you’re only fooling yourself.
• Job 15:31He shouldn’t trust in worthless things and deceive himself because he will get worthless things in return.
• Jeremiah 37:9“ ‘This is what the Lord says: Don’t deceive yourselves by thinking that the Babylonians will leave you. They will not leave you.
• Obadiah 1:3Your arrogance has deceived you. You live on rocky cliffs. You make your home up high. You say to yourself, ‘No one can bring me down to earth.’
• Luke 21:8Jesus said, “Be careful that you are not deceived. Many will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am he!’ and ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them!
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Don’t deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Don’t you know that wicked people won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Stop deceiving yourselves! People who continue to commit sexual sins, who worship false gods, those who commit adultery, homosexuals,
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Don’t let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people.
• Ephesians 5:6Don’t let anyone deceive you with meaningless words. It is because of sins like these that God’s anger comes to those who refuse to obey him.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Don’t let anyone deceive you about this in any way. ⌞That day cannot come unless⌟ a revolt takes place first, and the man of sin, the man of destruction, is revealed.
• James 1:22Do what God’s word says. Don’t merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.
• 1 John 1:8If we say, “We aren’t sinful” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
• 1 John 3:7Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you. Whoever does what God approves of has God’s approval as Christ has God’s approval.
• Job 13:8Will you favor him ⌞as⌟ if you were arguing in court on God’s behalf?
• Jude 1:18“In the last times people who ridicule ⌞God⌟ will appear. They will follow their own ungodly desires.”
• Job 4:8Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest.

Commentaries on Galatians 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Be not deceived - Neither deceive yourselves, nor permit yourselves to be deceived by others. He seems to refer to the Judaizing teachers. God is not mocked - Ye cannot deceive him, and he will not permit you to mock him with pretended instead of real services. Whatsoever a man soweth - Whatsoever kind of grain a man sows in his field, of that shall he reap; for no other species of grain can proceed from that which is sown. Darnel will not produce wheat…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Be not deceived - That is, in regard to your character, and your hopes for eternity. This is a formula of introduction to some admonition that is especially weighty and important. It implies that there was danger that they would be deceived in reference to their character. The sources of the danger were the corruption of their own hearts, the difficulty of knowing their true character, the instructions of false teachers, etc.; see the note at 1…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Many excuse themselves from the work of religion, though they may make a show, and profess it. They may impose upon others, yet they deceive themselves if they think to impose upon God, who knows their hearts as well as actions; and as he cannot be deceived, so he will not be mocked. Our present time is seed time; in the other world we shall reap as we sow now. As there are two sorts of sowing, one to the flesh, and the other to the Spirit, so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7God is not to be mocked: God cannot be deceived by people who only pretend to be spiritual. God knows what is truly in their hearts. Everyone will face the results of their actions. Whatever a man sows: see also Job 4:8; Psalms 126:5; Proverbs 22:8; Hosea 8:7; 10:12–15; Luke 19:21–23; 1 Corinthians 3:12–15; 9:11; 2 Corinthians 9:6.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. God is not mocked--The Greek verb is, literally, to sneer with the nostrils drawn up in contempt. God does not suffer Himself to be imposed on by empty words: He will judge according to works, which are seeds sown for eternity of either joy or woe. Excuses for illiberality in God's cause (Ga 6:6) seem valid before men, but are not so before God (Psa 50:21). soweth--especially of his resources (2Co 9:6). that--Greek, "this"; this and nothing else…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 6:7

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• Righteousness
• Seed
• Sin
• Sower

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Communicate
• Crucify
• Cutting
• Fault
• Overtake
• Reap
• Rejoicing
• Restore

Commentaries on Galatians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings