Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
WEB
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
YLT
The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
DBT
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.