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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit, and whoever protects his master is honored. King James Bible
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Cares Eat Eateth Fig Fig-Tree Fruit Guardeth Guards Honored Honoured Keeper Keepeth Keeps Looks Master Preserver Servant Tends Thereof Tree Waiteth Waiting Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 18 This is designed to encourage diligence, faithfulness, and constancy, even in mean employments. Though the calling be laborious and despicable, yet those who keep to it will find there is something to be got by it. 1. Let not a poor gardener, who keeps the fig-tree, be discouraged; though it require constant care and attendance to nurse up fig-trees, and, when they have grown to maturity, to keep them in good order, and gather the figs in their season, yet he shall be paid for his pains: He shall eat the fruit of it, 1 Co. 9:7. 2. Nay, let not a poor servant think himself incapable of thriving and being preferred; for if he be diligent in waiting on his master, observant of him and obedient to him, if he keep his master (so the word is), if he do all he can for the securing of his person and reputation and take care that his estate be not wasted or damaged, such a one shall be honoured, shall not only get a good word, but be preferred and rewarded. God is a Master who has engaged to put an honour on those that serve him faithfully, Jn. 12:26. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a after and be cares eat fig for fruit He his honored its looks master tends the tree who will Bible Browser | 
