Proverbs 27:18 · KJV
“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.”
— Proverbs 27:18
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man.
Proverbs 27 — Context
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, {which} bewrayeth {itself}.
17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man.
20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. {never: Heb. not}
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
2 Timothy 2:6
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. {that...: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits}
Song of Solomon 8:12
My vineyard, which {is} mine, {is} before me: thou, O Solomon, {must have} a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Luke 12:37
Blessed {are} those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
John 12:26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will {my} Father honour.
1 Corinthians 3:8
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Luke 19:17
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Luke 12:43-44
Blessed {is} that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.