Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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 (Galatians 6:6) seem valid before men, but are not so before God (Psalms 50:21).
soweth--especially of his resources (2 Corinthians 9:6).
that--Greek, "this"; this and nothing else.
reap--at the harvest, the end of the world (Matthew 13:39).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Job 4:8
Job 13:9
Proverbs 1:31
Proverbs 14:4
Proverbs 22:8
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Song of Solomon 8:12
Jeremiah 31:30
Jeremiah 34:17
Jeremiah 42:20
Hosea 8:7
Hosea 10:13
Romans 8:13
Romans 9:33
1 Corinthians 15:41
Galatians 5:16
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