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Proverbs 27:18
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 27:18 · New Heart English 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 on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
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