Proverbs 27:18

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

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  • 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.

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  • Prov 27:17
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    17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

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

    11But the fig tree replied, 'Should I stop producing my sweetness and my good fruit, to go sway over the trees?'

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

    8Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

  • Luke 13:6-9
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    6Then he told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.'

    7He said to the gardener, 'For three years I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

    8'Sir,' the gardener replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.'

    9If it bears fruit next year, fine! But if not, then cut it down.'

  • Luke 6:44
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    44Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from bramble bushes.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Prov 11:29-30
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

  • Jer 17:8
    69%

    8They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.

  • Luke 12:43-44
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    43Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

    44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 12:37
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    37Blessed 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.

  • Deut 20:6
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    6If anyone has planted a vineyard but has not yet enjoyed its fruit, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another enjoy its fruit.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you.

  • Prov 13:2
    69%

    2From the fruit of their lips, people enjoy good things, but the appetite of the treacherous desires violence.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 12:9
    68%

    9Better to be lowly and have a servant than to act important and have no food.

  • Luke 21:29
    68%

    29Then he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree and all the trees.'

  • Prov 17:2
    68%

    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 22:29
    68%

    29Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before obscure people.

  • Matt 24:45-46
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    45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

    46Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.

  • Zech 3:10
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    10In that day,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and under your fig tree.'

  • Eph 6:8
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    8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    20From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach is filled; he is satisfied with the yield of his lips.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 25:13
    67%

    13Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes his master’s soul.

  • Ps 1:3
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    3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.

  • Job 15:33
    67%

    33He will shake off his unripe grapes like a vine and cast away his blossoms like the olive tree.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

  • Prov 3:18
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    18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.

  • Ps 37:34
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    34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

  • Matt 7:17
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    17In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

  • Prov 8:34
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    34Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who 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?

  • Prov 12:11
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    11Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

  • Job 7:2
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    2Like a servant longing for shade, and like a hired worker waiting for his wages,

  • Isa 18:5
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    5For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, the branches will be cut with pruning knives, and the spreading branches will be removed and discarded.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed.