Proverbs 27:18

Easy To Read Version

A person who cares for fig trees will be able to eat their fruit. In the same way, a person who cares for his master will be rewarded. His master will care for him.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:31

But don’t listen to Hezekiah!

2 Kings 3:11

But Jehoshaphat said, “Surely one of the Lord’s prophets is here. Let’s ask the prophet what the Lord says we should do.”

2 Kings 5:25

Gehazi came in and stood before his master {Elisha}. Elisha said to Gehazi, “Where have you been Gehazi?”

2 Kings 5:27

Now, you and your children will catch Naaman’s disease. You will have leprosy [57] forever!”

Esther 6:11

So Haman got the robe and the horse. Then he put the robe on Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city streets. Haman announced ahead of Mordecai, “This is done for the man the king wants to honor!”

Psalm 123:2

Slaves depend on their masters\par for the things they need.\par

Exodus 24:13

So Moses and his helper, Joshua, went up the mountain of God.

Proverbs 17:2

A smart servant will gain control over his master’s foolish son. That wise servant will be treated like a son and get a share of the inheritance.

Proverbs 22:29

If a person is skilled in his work, then he is good enough to serve kings. He will not have to work for people who are not important.

Proverbs 27:17

People use pieces of iron to sharpen iron knives. In the same way, people learn from other people, making each other sharp.

Proverbs 27:19

When a person looks into the water he can see his own face. In the same way, a man’s heart shows what the man is really like.

Isaiah 36:16

Don’t listen to those words from Hezekiah. Listen to the king of Assyria. The king of Assyria says, “We should make an agreement. You people should come out of the city to me. Then every person will be free to go home. Every person will be free to eat grapes from his own vine. And every person will be free to eat the figs from his own fig tree. Every person will be free to drink water from his own well.

Matthew 24:25

Now I have warned you about this before it happens.

Matthew 24:46

When the master comes and finds that servant doing the work he gave him, the servant will be very happy.

Mark 10:43

But it should not be that way with you. If one of you wants to become great, then he must serve you like a servant.

Luke 12:37

Those servants will be blessed when their master comes home, because he sees that his servants are ready and waiting for him. I tell you the truth. The master will dress himself for work and tell the servants to sit at the table. Then the master will serve them.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, “Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time. Who is the servant that the master trusts to do that work?

Luke 19:17

The king said to the servant, ‘Fine! You are a good servant. I see that I can trust you with small things. So now I will let you rule over ten of my cities!’

John 12:26

The person that serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to people that serve me.

Acts 10:7

The angel who spoke to Cornelius left. Then Cornelius called two of his servants and a soldier. This soldier was a good (religious) man. The soldier was one of Cornelius’ close helpers.

1 Corinthians 3:8

The person that plants and the person that waters have the same purpose. And each person will be rewarded for his own work.

1 Corinthians 9:13

So if the food I eat makes another believer fall into sin, then I will never eat meat again. I will stop eating meat, so that I will not make my brother or sister sin.

1 Corinthians 9:7

No soldier ever serves in the army and pays his own salary. No person ever plants a garden of grapes without eating some of the grapes himself. No person takes care of a flock of sheep without drinking some of the milk himself.

2 Timothy 2:6

The farmer who works hard should be the first person to get some of the food that he grew.

1 Peter 2:18

Slaves, be willing to serve your masters. Do this with all respect. You should obey the masters that are good and kind, and you should obey the masters that are bad.

1 Peter 2:21

That is what you were called to do. Christ gave you an example to follow. You should do the same as he did. \{You should be patient when you suffer,\} because Christ suffered for you.

1 Samuel 2:30

“The Lord God of Israel promised that your father’s family would serve him forever. But now the Lord says this, ‘That will never be! I will honor people who honor me. But bad things will happen to people who refuse to respect me.