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Proverbs 27:18

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

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ASV

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

KJV

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נֹצֵ֣רno.Tzer[one who] keepsH5341 →
תְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.naha fig treeH8384 →
יֹאכַ֣לyo.Khalhe will eatH398 →
פִּרְיָ֑הּpir.Yahfruit itsH6529 →
וְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.Merand [one who] protectsH8104 →
אֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113 →
יְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.Badhe will be honoredH3513 →

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1 Corinthians 9:7Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?2 Timothy 2:6The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.Song of Solomon 8:12But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.John 12:26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.Luke 12:37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.Luke 12:43–44Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.1 Corinthians 3:8He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.Luke 19:17His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’Matthew 24:46Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.Genesis 39:4Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:Proverbs 22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.1 Peter 2:18Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.Matthew 25:21–22His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’Genesis 39:22–23And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.1 Corinthians 9:13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?Proverbs 13:23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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