Proverbs 27:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 9:7 : 7 Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?
  • Song 8:12 : 12 My vine-garden, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, will have the thousand, and those who keep the fruit of them two hundred.
  • Luke 12:43-44 : 43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so. 44 Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.
  • 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
  • 1 Pet 2:18 : 18 Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:
  • 1 Cor 9:13 : 13 Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
  • Luke 19:17 : 17 And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel who said these words to him had gone away, he sent for two of his house-servants, and a God-fearing man of the army, one of those who were waiting on him at all times;
  • Matt 24:25 : 25 See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
  • Matt 24:46 : 46 A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.
  • Matt 25:21-22 : 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord. 22 And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:
  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.
  • Gen 24:2-3 : 2 And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg: 3 And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
  • Gen 39:2-5 : 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well. 4 And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had. 5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.
  • Gen 39:22-23 : 22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there. 23 And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.
  • Exod 24:13 : 13 Then Moses and Joshua his servant got up; and Moses went up into the mountain of God.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
  • 2 Kgs 3:11 : 11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife. 3 And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.
  • 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 Then he came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

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  • Prov 27:17
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    17Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

  • Judg 9:10-11
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    10Then the trees said to the fig-tree, You come and be king over us.

    11But the fig-tree said to them, Am I to give up my sweet taste and my good fruit and go waving over the trees?

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

    8Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

  • Luke 13:6-9
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    6And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

    7And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?

    8And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

    9And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

  • Luke 6:44
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    44For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Prov 11:29-30
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    29The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

    30The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

  • Jer 17:8
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    8For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

  • Luke 12:43-44
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    43Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

    44Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.

  • Luke 12:37
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    37Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

  • Deut 20:6
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    6Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 12:9
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    9He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Prov 22:29
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    29Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

  • Matt 24:45-46
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    45Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

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    10In that day, says the Lord of armies, you will be one another's guests under the vine and under the fig-tree.

  • Eph 6:8
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    8In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    20With the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach will be full; the produce of his lips will be his in full measure.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

  • Prov 25:13
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    13As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.

  • Ps 1:3
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    3He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

  • Job 15:33
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    33He is like a vine whose grapes do not come to full growth, or an olive-tree dropping its flowers.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

  • Prov 3:18
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    18She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

  • Ps 37:34
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    34Be waiting for the Lord, and keep his way; and you will be lifted up, and have the land for your heritage: when the evil-doers are cut off, you will see it.

  • Matt 7:17
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    17Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

  • Prov 8:34
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    34Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?

  • Prov 12:11
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    11He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

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    2As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:

  • Isa 18:5
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    5For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.

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    4See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.