sow the wind and reap the whirlwind

Prov. to start some kind of trouble that grows much larger than you planned. (Biblical.) our enemy has sown the wind by provoking this war, and they will reap the whirlwind when we vanquish them.

See also: and, reap, sow, whirlwind, wind

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tiberiu	-	Romanian
MaurÍCio	mow-REE-syoo	Portuguese
Rui	-	Portuguese
Zakkai	-	Biblical Hebrew
Isidore	IZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French)	English, French, Georgian, Jewish
Ashbey	['aʃbi]