Proverbs 27:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.”

Proverbs 27:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 27:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.”

Proverbs 27:18 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.”

Proverbs 27:18 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.”

Proverbs 27:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 27:18 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.”

Proverbs 27:18 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:18 in Context — Proverbs 27

16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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What Does Proverbs 27:18 Mean?

Proverbs 27:18 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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