Verse 18

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of their master will be honored.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 9:7 : 7 Who serves as a soldier at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?
  • Song 8:12 : 12 My vineyard, which belongs to me, is before me. The thousand pieces of silver are for you, Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
  • Luke 12:43-44 : 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before obscure people.
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 The one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive their reward according to their own labor.
  • 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
  • 1 Pet 2:18 : 18 Servants, submit yourselves with all respect to your masters, not only to those who are good and gentle but also to those who are harsh.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps.
  • 1 Cor 9:13 : 13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the offerings of the altar?
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
  • Luke 19:17 : 17 And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'
  • John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.
  • Matt 24:25 : 25 See, I have told you in advance.
  • Matt 24:46 : 46 Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.
  • Matt 25:21-22 : 21 His 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.’ 22 The servant who had received two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,'
  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.
  • Gen 24:2-3 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh. 3 I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.
  • Gen 39:2-5 : 2 The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did. 4 Joseph found favor in his master's eyes and became his personal servant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted everything he owned to his care. 5 From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.
  • Gen 39:22-23 : 22 The warden put Joseph in charge of all the prisoners, and he was responsible for whatever happened there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with him and gave him success in whatever he did.
  • Exod 24:13 : 13 So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I certainly said that your house and your father’s house would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  • 2 Kgs 3:11 : 11 But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here."
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 One day, Aram's raiding parties went out and captured a young girl from the land of Israel, and she became a servant to Naaman's wife. 3 She said to her mistress, 'If only my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.'
  • 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 When Gehazi went inside and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, 'Where have you been, Gehazi?' He answered, 'Your servant didn’t go anywhere.'
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, until He shows us mercy.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.