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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 serveth in war at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of its fruit? or who tendeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
 13Know ye not that those that minister about the holy things eat of the temple, and those that attend the altar share with the altar? (1 Cor. 9:7,13)
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Mark 10:43• 43But it is not so 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 the flesh; not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart fearing the Lord. (Col. 3:22)
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1 Peter 2:18,21• 18Household servants, be in subjection with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked.
 21For to this were ye called; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow up his steps; (1 Peter 2:18,21)

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Fig; Fig-Tree,
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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:{HR}Thou, Solomon, shalt have the thousand,{HR}And the keepers of its fruit two hundred. (Song of Sol. 8:12)
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1 Cor. 9:7,13• 7Who ever serveth in war at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of its fruit? or who tendeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
 13Know ye not that those that minister about the holy things eat of the temple, and those that attend the altar share with the altar? (1 Cor. 9:7,13)
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Prov. 17:2• 2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,{HR}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?{HR}He shall stand before kings,{HR}He shall not stand before the obscure. (Prov. 22:29)
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Gen. 24:2‑3• 2And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand 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 dwell; (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 his master the Egyptian's house.
 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 served him; and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] was his he put into his hand.
 5And it came to pass, from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that was his, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that was his in house and in 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 were doing 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 to prosper. (Gen. 39:2‑5,22‑23)
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Ex. 24:13• 13{i}And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up to the mountain of God.{/i} (Ex. 24:13)
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2 Kings 3:11• 11{i}And Jehoshaphat said{/i}, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? {i}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.{/i} (2 Kings 3:11)
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2 Kings 5:2‑3,25,27• 2{i}And 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.{/i}
 3{i}And 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.{/i}
 25{i}And he entered in and stood before his master.{/i}
 27{i}But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.{/i} (2 Kings 5:2‑3,25,27)
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Mark 10:43• 43But it is not so 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 that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his domestics and a pious soldier of those in close attendance, (Acts 10:7)
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Col. 3:22• 22Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart fearing the Lord. (Col. 3:22)
shall be.
1 Sam. 2:30• 30Wherefore the Lord Jehovah of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: 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 eyes of servants unto their masters' hand,{HR}As a handmaid's eyes unto her mistress's hand,{HR}So [are] our eyes unto Jehovah our God{HR}Until he be gracious to us. (Psa. 123:2)
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Matt. 24:25,46• 25Behold, I have told you before.
 46Blessed [is] that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find so doing. (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: enter into the joy of thy lord.
 22And he also that [received] the two talents said, Lord, two talents thou deliveredst to me: behold, I gained other two talents. (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 ruler over all that he possesseth. (Luke 12:37,43‑44)
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John 12:26• 26If anyone serve me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my servant shall be; if anyone serve me, him will my Father honour. (John 12:26)
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1 Peter 2:18,21• 18Household servants, be in subjection with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked.
 21For to this were ye called; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow up 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;{HR}And he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)