Proverbs 27:18-19
Proverbs 27:18-19 The Message (MSG)
If you care for your orchard, you’ll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you’ll be honored. Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.
Proverbs 27:18-19 King James Version (KJV)
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: So he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
Proverbs 27:18-19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored. As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
Proverbs 27:18-19 New Century Version (NCV)
Whoever tends a fig tree gets to eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will receive honor. As water reflects your face, so your mind shows what kind of person you are.
Proverbs 27:18-19 American Standard Version (ASV)
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored. As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
Proverbs 27:18-19 New International Version (NIV)
The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored. As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
Proverbs 27:18-19 New King James Version (NKJV)
Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man.
Proverbs 27:18-19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who faithfully protects and cares for his master will be honored. [1 Cor 9:7, 13] As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
Proverbs 27:18-19 New Living Translation (NLT)
As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded. As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.