For according to the work of a man he will requite him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him.
Proverbs 12:14 - Revised Standard Version From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: And the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition From the fruit of his words a man shall be satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hands shall come back to him [as a harvest]. American Standard Version (1901) A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him. Common English Bible From the fruit of their speech, people are well satisfied; their work results in reward. Catholic Public Domain Version By the fruit of his own mouth, each one shall be filled with good things, and according to the works of his own hands, it will be distributed to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By the fruit of his own mouth shall a man be filled with good things, and according to the works of his hands it shall be repaid him. |
For according to the work of a man he will requite him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him.
My soul is feasted as with marrow and fat, and my mouth praises thee with joyful lips,
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.
From the fruit of his mouth a good man eats good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
A perverse man will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man with the fruit of his deeds.
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not requite man according to his work?
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
“I the Lord search the mind and try the heart, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the Lord; I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.”
And it shall be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways, and requite them for their deeds.
For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done.
He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked to the reward.
For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,