Proverbs 27:18
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Other Translations of Proverbs 27:18
New International Version
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
English Standard Version
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
The Message
18 If you care for your orchard, you'll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you'll be honored.
New King James Version
18 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
New Living Translation
18 As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, so workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:18
Commentary on Proverbs 27:18
(Read Proverbs 27:18)
Though a calling be laborious and despised, yet those who keep to it, will find there is something to be got by it. God is a Master who has engaged to honour those who serve him faithfully.