Proverbs 27:18
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
17Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
19As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
Cross References
Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, And as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress, So do our eyes look to the LORD, our God, Until he have pity upon us.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:18
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. This intimates both the pleasure and the advantage of conversation. One man is nobody; nor will poring upon a book in a corner accomplish a man as the reading and studying of men will. Wise and profitable discourse sharpens men's wits; and those that have ever so much knowledge may by conference have something added to them. It sharpens men's looks, and, by cheering the spirits, puts a briskness and liveliness into the countenance, and… Read the whole commentary →