Proverbs 27:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Whoso kepeth his figge tree, shall eate the fruites thereof: so he that wayteth vpon his maister, shall come to honour.

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  • 1 Cor 9:7 : 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne cost? Who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruite therof? Or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?
  • Song 8:12 : 12 My vineyarde which is myne, is in my syght: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousande, and the kepers two hundred, which kepe the fruite.
  • Luke 12:43-44 : 43 Happye is that seruaunt, whom his lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng. 44 Of a trueth I saye vnto you, that he wyll make hym ruler ouer all that he hath.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their businesse stande before kinges, & not among the simple people?
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 He that planteth, & he that watreth, are one, and euery man shal receaue his rewarde accordyng to his labour.
  • 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 The labouryng husbandman, must first be partaker of the fruites.
  • 1 Pet 2:18 : 18 Seruauntes, obey your maisters with all feare, not only yf they be good & curteous, but also though they be frowarde.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 For herevnto veryly were ye called, for Christe also suffered for vs, leauyng vs an ensample, that ye should folowe his steppes.
  • 1 Cor 9:13 : 13 Do ye not knowe that they which minister about holy thynges, eate of the thinges of the temple? And they whiche wayte at the aulter, are partakers with the aulter?
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Seruauntes, obey in all thynges to your bodyly maisters: not with eye seruice, as men pleasers, but in singlenesse of heart, fearyng God.
  • Luke 19:17 : 17 And he sayde vnto hym: Well thou good seruaunt, because thou hast ben faythfull in a very litle thing, haue thou aucthoritie ouer ten cities.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man minister vnto me, let hym folowe me: And where I am, there shall also my minister be. If any man minister vnto me, hym wyll my father honour.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household seruauntes, and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym,
  • Matt 24:25 : 25 Beholde, I haue tolde you before.
  • Matt 24:46 : 46 Blessed is that seruaunt, whom his Lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.
  • Matt 25:21-22 : 21 His Lorde saide vnto him: Well done, thou good and faythfull seruaut. Thou hast ben faythfull ouer fewe thynges, I wyll make thee ruler ouer manye thynges: enter thou into the ioy of thy Lorde. 22 He also that had receaued two talentes, came, and sayde: Lorde thou delyueredst vnto me two talentes, beholde, I haue wonne two other taletes with them.
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 Neuerthelesse, so shall it not be among you: but whosoeuer of you, wyll be great among you, shalbe your minister:
  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Happy are those seruauntes, who the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them.
  • Gen 24:2-3 : 2 And Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruaut of his house, whiche had the rule ouer all that he had: put thy hande vnder my thigh: 3 And I wyll make thee sweare by the Lorde God of heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wyfe vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Chanaanites, amongest which I dwel:
  • Gen 39:2-5 : 2 And God was with Ioseph, and he became a luckie man, continuyng in the house of his maister the Egyptian. 3 And his maister saw that God was with hym, and that God made all that he dyd to prosper in his hande. 4 And Ioseph founde grace in his maisters syght, and serued hym: And he made hym ouerseer of his house, & put all that he had in his hande. 5 And it came to passe from the tyme that he had made hym ouerseer of his house, and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephes sake: and the blessyng of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house and in the fielde.
  • Gen 39:22-23 : 22 And the keper of the prison committed to Iosephes hande all the prisoners that were in the prison house, and what so euer was done there, that dyd he. 23 And the keper of the prison loked vnto nothyng that was vnder his hande, seyng that the Lord was with hym: For whatsoeuer he dyd, the Lorde made it to prosper.
  • Exod 24:13 : 13 And Moyses rose vp, and his minister Iosuah: and Moyses went vp into the hill of God,
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the Lorde God of Israel saith: I sayde, that thy house and the house of thy father should walke before me for euer: But nowe the Lorde saith, That be farre fro me: For them that worship me, I wyll worship, and they that despise me, shall come to shame.
  • 2 Kgs 3:11 : 11 But Iehosaphat said: Is there not here a prophete of the Lorde, that we maye enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israels seruauntes aunswered and saide: Here is Elisa the sonne of Saphat, which powred water on the handes of Elias.
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, & had brought out of the countrey of Israel a litle mayde, & she was with Naamans wyfe. 3 And she saide vnto her lady: I would to God my lorde were with the prophet that is in Samaria, for he would delyuer him of his leprosie.
  • 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 But he went in and stoode before his maister: And Elisa said vnto him, whece commest thou Gehezi? He saide: Thy seruaunt went no whyther.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shal cleaue vnto thee, and vnto thy seede for euer. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snowe.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 Beholde, as the eyes of seruauntes loke vnto the hande of their maisters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hande of her maistresse: euen so our eyes wayte vpon God our Lorde vntyll he haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.

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    21He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a chylde, shall make hym his maister at length.

  • Judg 9:10-11
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    10And the trees sayd to the figge tree: Come thou, and be kyng ouer vs.

    11The figge tree aunswered them: should I forsake my sweetnes, and my good fruite, and go to be promoted ouer the trees?

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7But which of you, hauyng a seruaunt plowyng, or feedyng cattell, woulde say vnto hym by & by when he were come from the fielde, go and syt downe at the table:

    8And woulde not rather say vnto hym, dresse, wherwith I may suppe, & gyrde vp thy selfe, and serue me, tyll I haue eaten and dronken, and afterward eate thou, and drynke thou?

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    6The labouryng husbandman, must first be partaker of the fruites.

  • Luke 13:6-9
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    6He tolde also this similitude. A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyarde, and he came, and sought fruite theron, and founde none.

    7Then sayde he to the dresser of his vineyarde: Beholde, this three yere I haue come & sought fruite in this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe, why cumbreth it the grounde?

    8And he aunswered, & sayde vnto him: Lorde, let it alone this yere also, tyll I dygge rounde about it, & dongue it.

    9And yf it beare fruite thou mayest let it alone: and yf it beare not then, after that shalt thou cut it downe.

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    44For euery tree is knowen by his fruite: for of thornes do not me gather fygges, nor of busshes, gather they grapes.

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    29Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

    30The fruite of the ryghteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth mens soules is wise.

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    8For he shalbe as a tree that is planted by the water side, which spreadeth out the roote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate can not harme when it commeth, but his leafe shalbe greene: And though there growe but litle fruite because of drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to bryng foorth fruite.

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    19Like as in one water there appeare diuers faces: euen so diuers men haue diuers heartes.

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    43Happye is that seruaunt, whom his lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.

    44Of a trueth I saye vnto you, that he wyll make hym ruler ouer all that he hath.

  • Luke 12:37
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    37Happy are those seruauntes, who the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them.

  • Deut 20:6
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    6And if any man haue planted a vineyarde, and haue not made it comon: let hym go and returne agayne vnto his house, lest he dye in the battayle, and another make it common,

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    9He that is dispised and is yet his owne man, is better then the glorious that lacketh bread.

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    29And he shewed them a similitude: Behold the figge tree, & all the trees.

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    2A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.

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    29Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their businesse stande before kinges, & not among the simple people?

  • Matt 24:45-46
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    45Who is a faythfull and wise seruaunt, whom his Lorde hath made ruler ouer his householde, to geue them meate in season.

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    10In that day shall euery man call his neighbour vnder the vine, and vnder the figtree, saith the Lorde of hoastes.

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    8Knowyng, that whatsoeuer good thyng any man doeth, that shall he receaue agayne of the Lorde, whether he be bonde or free.

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    19He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

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    20A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

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    13As the colde of snowe in the tyme of haruest: so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende hym, for he refresheth his maisters mynde.

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    3And he shalbe lyke a tree planted by the waters syde, that bryngeth foorth her fruite in due season: and whose leafe wythereth not, for whatsoeuer he doth it shall prosper.

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    24A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

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    18She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.

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    4Beholde, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God.