Proverbs 27:18

Geneva Bible (1560)

He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.

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  • 1 Cor 9:7 : 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne coste? who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?
  • Song 8:12 : 12 But my vineyarde which is mine, is before me: to thee, O Salomon appertaineth a thousand pieces of siluer, and two hundreth to them that keepe the fruite thereof.
  • Luke 12:43-44 : 43 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing. 44 Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 And he that planteth, and he that watreth, are one, and euery man shall receiue his wages, according to his labour.
  • 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.
  • 1 Pet 2:18 : 18 Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should folow his steppes.
  • 1 Cor 9:13 : 13 Doe ye not knowe, that they which minister about the holy things, eate of the things of the Temple? and they which waite at the altar, are partakers with the altar?
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God.
  • Luke 19:17 : 17 And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man serue me, let him followe me: for where I am, there shall also my seruant be: and if any man serue me, him will my Father honour.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the Angel which spake vnto Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his seruants, and a souldier that feared God, one of them that waited on him,
  • Matt 24:25 : 25 Beholde, I haue tolde you before.
  • Matt 24:46 : 46 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.
  • Matt 25:21-22 : 21 Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy. 22 Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 But it shal not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.
  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.
  • Gen 24:2-3 : 2 Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh, 3 And I will make thee sweare by ye Lorde God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among who I dwel.
  • Gen 39:2-5 : 2 And the Lorde was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him, and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande. 4 So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. 5 And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.
  • Gen 39:22-23 : 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he. 23 And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lorde made it to prosper.
  • Exod 24:13 : 13 Then Moses rose vp, and his minister Ioshua, and Moses went vp into the mountaine of God,
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the Lorde God of Israel saith, I saide, that thine house and the house of thy father should walke before mee for euer: but nowe the Lord saith, It shall not be so: for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be despised.
  • 2 Kgs 3:11 : 11 But Iehoshaphat saide, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lorde, that we may inquire of the Lorde by him? And one of the King of Israels seruants answered, and said, Here is Elisha the sonne of Shaphat, which powred water on the handes of Eliiah.
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife. 3 And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.
  • 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 Then he went in, and stoode before his master; Elisha said vnto him, Whence commest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy seruant went no whither.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleaue vnto thee, and to thy seede for euer; he went out from his presence a leper white as snowe.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 Behold, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hand of her mistres: so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God vntil he haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

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    17Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.

  • Prov 29:21
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    21He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from youth, at length he will be euen as his sone.

  • Judg 9:10-11
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    10Then the trees sayde to the fig tree, Come thou, and be King ouer vs.

    11But the fig tree answered them, Should I forsake my sweetenesse, and my good fruite, and goe to aduance me aboue the trees?

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7Who is it also of you, that hauing a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say vnto him by and by, when hee were come from the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table?

    8And woulde not rather say to him, Dresse wherewith I may suppe, and girde thy selfe, and serue mee, till I haue eaten and drunken, and afterward eate thou, and drinke thou?

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.

  • Luke 13:6-9
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    6He spake also this parable, A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyard: and he came & sought fruite thereon, & found none.

    7Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, this three yeeres haue I come and sought fruite of this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe: why keepeth it also the ground barren?

    8And he answered, and said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I digge round about it, and doung it.

    9And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

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    44For euery tree is knowen by his owne fruite: for neither of thornes gather men figges, nor of bushes gather they grapes.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Prov 11:29-30
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    29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.

    30The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth soules, is wise.

  • Jer 17:8
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    8For he shall be as a tree that is planted by the water, which spreadeth out her rootes by the riuer, and shall not feele when the heate commeth, but her leafe shall be greene, and shall not care for the yeere of drought, neyther shall cease from yeelding fruit.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

  • Luke 12:43-44
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    43Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

    44Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath.

  • Luke 12:37
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    37Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.

  • Deut 20:6
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    6And what man is there that hath planted a vineyarde, and hath not eaten of the fruite? let him go & returne againe vnto his house, least he die in the battel, and another eate the fruite.

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    2When thou eatest the labours of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence.

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    18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

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    9He that is despised, & is his owne seruant, is better then he that boasteth himselfe and lacketh bread.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29And he spake to them a parable, Behold, the figge tree, and all trees,

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    2A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

  • Prov 22:29
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    29Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

  • Matt 24:45-46
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    45Who then is a faithfull seruaunt and wise, whom his master hath made ruler ouer his household, to giue them meate in season?

    46Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

  • Zech 3:10
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    10In that day, saith the Lorde of hostes, shall ye call euery man his neighbour vnder the vine, and vnder the figge tree.

  • Eph 6:8
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    8And knowe ye that whatsoeuer good thing any man doeth, that same shall he receiue of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

  • Prov 18:20-21
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    20With the fruite of a mans mouth shall his belly be satisfied, and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

    21Death & life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shal eate the fruite thereof.

  • Prov 25:13
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    13As the colde of the snowe in the time of haruest, so is a faithfull messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soule of his masters.

  • Ps 1:3
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    3For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.

  • Job 15:33
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    33God shall destroy him as the vine her sower grape, and shall cast him off, as the oliue doeth her flowre.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

  • Prov 3:18
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    18She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.

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    34Waite thou on the Lorde, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.

  • Matt 7:17
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    17So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, & a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite.

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    34Blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, & giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne coste? who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?

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    12The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.

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    20He that is wise in his busines, shall finde good: and he that trusteth in the Lord, he is blessed.

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    2As a seruant longeth for the shadowe, and as an hyreling looketh for the ende of his worke,

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    5For afore the haruest when the floure is finished, and the fruite is riping in the floure, then he shall cut downe the branches with hookes, and shall take away, and cut off the boughes:

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    4Lo, surely thus shall the man be blessed, that feareth the Lord.