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

5For we are each responsible for our own conduct. 6Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them. Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. 9So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing 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 6:3If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.
• Job 15:31Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches, for emptiness will be their only reward.
• Jeremiah 37:9“This is what the Lord says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren’t!
• Obadiah 1:3You have been deceived by your own pride because you live in a rock fortress and make your home high in the mountains. ‘Who can ever reach us way up here?’ you ask boastfully.
• Luke 21:8He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe them.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”
• Ephesians 5:6Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction.
• James 1:22But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
• 1 John 1:8If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.
• 1 John 3:7Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.
• Job 13:8Will you slant your testimony in his favor? Will you argue God’s case for him?
• Jude 1:18They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.
• Job 4:8My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same.

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
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• 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