What goes around comes around

Origin of: What goes around comes around

What goes around comes around

Sometimes in the form of what goes round comes round means that for every action, there is a consequence, which can be good or bad. It is a fairly modern-day American expression of karma or fate and dates from the early 1970s. It is thought to be Black American penitentiary lingo, a modern version of reap what you sow, therefore the concept itself is very ancient.