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Proverbs 27:18
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
Proverbs 27:18 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 27:18 in other translations
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
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In context
15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
17 Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
21 As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
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