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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.

Context of Galatians 6:7

5for each one should carry their own load. 6Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not 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 6:3If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
• Job 15:31Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.
• Jeremiah 37:9“This is what the Lord says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, ‘The Babylonians will surely leave us.’ They will not!
• Obadiah 1:3The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
• Luke 21:8He replied: “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
• Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
• James 1:22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
• 1 John 1:8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
• 1 John 3:7Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
• Job 13:8Will you show him partiality? Will you argue the case for God?
• Jude 1:18They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
• Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.

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

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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