“Do not listen to Ḥizqiyahu, for thus said the sovereign of Ashshur, ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me, and let each of you eat from his own vine and each from his own fig tree, and each of you drink the waters of his own cistern,
Proverbs 27:18 - The Scriptures 2009 He who tends the fig tree eats its fruit; And he who guards his master is esteemed. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: So he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit; so he who patiently and faithfully guards and heeds his master shall be honored. [I Cor. 9:7, 13.] American Standard Version (1901) Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored. Common English Bible Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit, and those who look after their master will be honored. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified. |
“Do not listen to Ḥizqiyahu, for thus said the sovereign of Ashshur, ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me, and let each of you eat from his own vine and each from his own fig tree, and each of you drink the waters of his own cistern,
And Yehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of יהוה here? Then let us inquire of יהוה through him.” One of the servants of the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl then answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water out on the hands of Ěliyahu.”
And he went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gĕḥazi?” And he said, “Your servant did not go anywhere.”
“So let the leprosy of Na‛aman cling to you and your descendants forever.” And he went out from him as leprous as snow.
And Haman took the robe and the horse, and robed Mordeḵai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it is done to the man the sovereign delights to value.”
See, as the eyes of servants Are toward the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a female servant Are toward the hand of her mistress, So are our eyes toward יהוה our Elohim, Until He shows favour to us.
And Mosheh arose with his assistant Yehoshua, and Mosheh went up to the mountain of Elohim.
A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.
Do you see a man who is skilled in his work? He does stand before sovereigns, He does not stand before obscure ones.
Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
My own vineyard is before me. O Shelomoh, a thousand belongs to you, And two hundred to those who keep its fruit.
“Do not listen to Ḥizqiyahu, for thus said the sovereign of Ashshur, ‘Make peace with me by a present and come out to me. And let each of you eat from his own vine and each from his own fig tree, and each of you drink the waters of his own cistern,
“Blessed is that servant whom his master, having come, shall find so doing.
“But it is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant.
“Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, shall find watching. Truly, I say to you that he shall gird himself and make them sit down to eat, and shall come and serve them.
And the Master said, “Who then is the trustworthy and wise manager, whom his master shall appoint over his household, to give the portion of food in due season?
And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant. Because you were trustworthy in a small matter, have authority over ten cities.’
“If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also shall be. If anyone serves Me, the Father shall value him.
And when the messenger who spoke to him went away, Cornelius called two of his household servants, and a dedicated soldier from among those who waited on him continually.
And he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Do you not know that those serving the Set-apart Place eat from the Set-apart Place, and those attending at the slaughter-place have their share of the offerings of the slaughter-place?
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not feed on the milk of the flock?
Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh in all respects, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing Elohim.
The hard-working farmer ought to be first to receive his share of the crops.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the crooked ones.
For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps,
“Therefore יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl declares, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now יהוה declares, ‘Far be it from Me, for those who highly esteem Me I highly esteem, and those who despise Me are lightly esteemed.