Proverbs 27:18

The Passion Translation

Tend an orchard and you’ll have fruit to eat. Serve the Master’s interests and you’ll receive honor that’s sweet.

Cross References

Psalm 123:2

The way I love you is like the way a servant wants to please his master, the way a maid waits for the orders of her mistress. We look to you, our God, with passionate longing to please you and discover more of your mercy and grace.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise, intelligent servant will be honored above a shameful son. He’ll even end up having a portion left to him in his master’s will.

Proverbs 22:29

If you are uniquely gifted in your work, you will rise and be promoted. You won’t be held back— you’ll stand before kings!

Proverbs 27:17

It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.

Proverbs 27:19

Just as no two faces are exactly alike, so every heart is different.

Song of Solomon 8:12

But as for my own vineyard of love, I give all the glory to you. And I will give double honor to those who serve my beloved and have watched over my soul.

Isaiah 36:16

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for the king of Assyria says to you, “Make your peace with me and surrender so that you may continue to eat from your own grapes and figs and drink the water from your own cisterns

Matthew 24:25

Remember this, for I prophesy it will happen!

Matthew 24:46

What joy and blessing will come to that faithful servant when the master comes home to find him serving with excellence!

Mark 10:43

You are to lead by a different model. If you want to be the greatest, then live as one called to serve others.

Luke 12:37

What great joy is ahead for those who stay awake and wait for their Master’s return! He himself will become their servant and wait on them.

Luke 12:42

The Lord replied, “A master will delegate authority in his house to a trustworthy and thoughtful manager who understands his master’s desires. And the household manager will serve others what they need at exactly the right time.

Luke 19:17

“ ‘Splendid! You have done well, my excellent servant. Because you have shown that I can trust you in this small matter, I now grant you authority to rule over ten cities.’

John 12:26

If you want to be my disciple, follow me and you will go where I am going. And if you truly follow me as my disciple, the Father will shower his favor upon your life.

Acts 10:7

After the angel left, Cornelius called for two of his servants and a trusted, godly soldier who was his personal attaché.

1 Corinthians 3:8

Now, the one who plants and the one who waters are equally important and on the same team, but each will be rewarded for his own work.

1 Corinthians 9:13

Don’t you know that the priests employed in sacred duty in the temple are provided for by temple resources? And the priests who serve at the altar receive a portion of the offerings?

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who serves in the military at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not enjoy the grapes for himself? Who would nurture and shepherd a flock and never get to drink its fresh milk?

Colossians 3:22

Let every employee listen well and follow the instructions of their employer, not just when their employers are watching, and not in pretense, but faithful in all things. For we are to live our lives with pure hearts in the constant awe and wonder of our Lord God.

2 Timothy 2:6

The farmer who labors to produce a crop should be the first one to be fed from its harvest.

1 Peter 2:18

Those who are servants, submit to the authority of those who are your masters—not only to those who are kind and gentle but even to those who are hard and difficult.

1 Peter 2:21

In fact, you were called to live this way, because Christ also suffered in your place, leaving you his example for you to follow.