Verse 18
Proverbs 27:18
Geneva Bible
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He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
Original Language Text
hebrew
נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑/הּ וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י/ו יְכֻבָּֽד
English Translation
He who guards the fig will eat its fruit, and he who keeps his master will be honored.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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2
Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
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3
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
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4
Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
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5
Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
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6
The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
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7
The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sw...
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8
As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
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9
As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsel...
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10
Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in...
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11
My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
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12
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
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13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
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14
He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to...
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15
A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
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16
He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it self...
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17
Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
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18
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, sha...
19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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20
The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
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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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22
Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his...
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23
Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
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24
For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
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25
The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathere...
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26
The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
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27
And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for t...
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