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Proverbs 27

Prov. 27:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whosoo keepeth
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
the fig tree
t'en (Hebrew #8384)
perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit)
KJV usage: fig (tree).
Pronounce: teh-ane'
Origin: or (in the singular, feminine) t:enah {teh-ay- naw'}
shall eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
the fruit
priy (Hebrew #6529)
fruit (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bough, ((first-)) fruit((-ful)), reward.
Pronounce: per-ee'
Origin: from 6509
thereof: so he that waiteth
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
onq his master
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
shall be honored
kabad (Hebrew #3513)
a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
KJV usage: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, X be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, X more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
Pronounce: kaw-bad'
Origin: or kabed {kaw-bade'}
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1 Cor. 9:7,13• 7Who ever carries on war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? or who herds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock?
 13Do ye not know that they who labour at sacred things eat of the offerings offered in the temple; they that attend at the altar partake with the altar? (1 Cor. 9:7,13)
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Mark 10:43• 43but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister; (Mark 10:43)
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Col. 3:22• 22Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord. (Col. 3:22)
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1 Peter 2:18,21• 18Servants, be subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
 21For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps: (1 Peter 2:18,21)

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Ministry on This Verse

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keepeth.
Song of Sol. 8:12• 12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand silver-pieces be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred. (Song of Sol. 8:12)
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1 Cor. 9:7,13• 7Who ever carries on war at his own charges? who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? or who herds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock?
 13Do ye not know that they who labour at sacred things eat of the offerings offered in the temple; they that attend at the altar partake with the altar? (1 Cor. 9:7,13)
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Prov. 17:2• 2A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. (Prov. 17:2)
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Prov. 22:29• 29Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean. (Prov. 22:29)
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Gen. 24:2‑3• 2And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
 3and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling; (Gen. 24:2‑3)
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Gen. 39:2‑5,22‑23• 2And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
 3And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and that Jehovah made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
 4And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and attended on him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into his hand.
 5And it came to pass from the time he had set him over his house and all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
 22And the chief of the tower-house committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the tower-house; and whatever they had to do there he did.
 23The chief of the tower-house looked not to anything under his hand, because Jehovah was with him; and what he did, Jehovah made it prosper. (Gen. 39:2‑5,22‑23)
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Ex. 24:13• 13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up to the mountain of God. (Ex. 24:13)
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2 Kings 3:11• 11And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah. (2 Kings 3:11)
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2 Kings 5:2‑3,25,27• 2And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
 3And she said to her mistress, Oh, would that my lord were before the prophet that is in Samaria! then he would cure him of his leprosy.
 25And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
 27But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow. (2 Kings 5:2‑3,25,27)
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Mark 10:43• 43but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister; (Mark 10:43)
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Acts 10:7• 7And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him, (Acts 10:7)
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Col. 3:22• 22Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord. (Col. 3:22)
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1 Sam. 2:30• 30Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. (1 Sam. 2:30)
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Psa. 123:2• 2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are directed to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us. (Psa. 123:2)
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Matt. 24:25,46• 25Behold, I have told you beforehand.
 46Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus. (Matt. 24:25,46)
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Matt. 25:21‑22• 21His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.
 22And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. (Matt. 25:21‑22)
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Luke 12:37,43‑44• 37Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.
 43Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus;
 44verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has. (Luke 12:37,43‑44)
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John 12:26• 26If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be *my* servant. And if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour. (John 12:26)
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1 Peter 2:18,21• 18Servants, be subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
 21For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps: (1 Peter 2:18,21)
• Fidelity, in whatever service one may be entrusted with, assures its reward in due time, even as the caretaker of the fig tree would be duly entitled to partake of its fruit. Let the Christian remember that his Master is in heaven, and that he who regards Him and keeps His word in this the day of His rejection, shall be honored when the day of Christ has come. (“Proverbs Twenty-Seven” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardethc his master shall be honoured.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "heedeth," as ch. 8.34.