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What is the difference between:

What goes around comes around and What comes out of you will return to you

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What goes around comes around means if you act badly or treat someone unfairly you will eventually be treated the same way.

What comes out of you will return to you ~ I haven't heard before, but there is a cliche As ye sow so shall ye reap which suggests the same.
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What goes around comes around means if you act badly or treat someone unfairly you will eventually be treated the same way.

What comes out of you will return to you ~ I haven't heard before, but there is a cliche As ye sow so shall ye reap which suggests the same.
(quote) He who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind!
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(quote) He who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind!
When the seed hits the fan, I guess.

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