Proverbs 27:18

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

Whoso keepeth {H5341} the fig tree {H8384} shall eat {H398} the fruit {H6529} thereof: so he that waiteth {H8104} on his master {H113} shall be honoured {H3513}.

Whoever tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who is attentive to his master will be honored.

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

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • 2 Timothy 2:6 (9 votes)

    The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

  • 1 Corinthians 9:7 (8 votes)

    Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

  • Song Of Solomon 8:12 (7 votes)

    My vineyard, which [is] mine, [is] before me: thou, O Solomon, [must have] a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

  • Luke 12:37 (5 votes)

    Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:8 (5 votes)

    Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

  • Proverbs 22:29 (4 votes)

    ¶ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].

  • Luke 12:43 (4 votes)

    Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.