Verse 18

He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 9:7 : 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne coste? who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?
  • Song 8:12 : 12 But my vineyarde which is mine, is before me: to thee, O Salomon appertaineth a thousand pieces of siluer, and two hundreth to them that keepe the fruite thereof.
  • Luke 12:43-44 : 43 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing. 44 Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath.
  • Prov 22:29 : 29 Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
  • 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 And he that planteth, and he that watreth, are one, and euery man shall receiue his wages, according to his labour.
  • 2 Tim 2:6 : 6 The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.
  • 1 Pet 2:18 : 18 Seruaunts, be subiect to your masters with all feare, not onely to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 For hereunto ye are called: for Christ also suffred for you, leauing you an ensample that ye should folow his steppes.
  • 1 Cor 9:13 : 13 Doe ye not knowe, that they which minister about the holy things, eate of the things of the Temple? and they which waite at the altar, are partakers with the altar?
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God.
  • Luke 19:17 : 17 And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.
  • John 12:26 : 26 If any man serue me, let him followe me: for where I am, there shall also my seruant be: and if any man serue me, him will my Father honour.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the Angel which spake vnto Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his seruants, and a souldier that feared God, one of them that waited on him,
  • Matt 24:25 : 25 Beholde, I haue tolde you before.
  • Matt 24:46 : 46 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.
  • Matt 25:21-22 : 21 Then his master saide vnto him, It is well done good seruant and faithfull, Thou hast bene faithfull in litle, I will make thee ruler ouer much: enter into thy masters ioy. 22 Also he that had receiued two talents, came, and said, Master, thou deliueredst vnto me two talents: behold, I haue gained two other talets more.
  • Mark 10:43 : 43 But it shal not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.
  • Luke 12:37 : 37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.
  • Gen 24:2-3 : 2 Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh, 3 And I will make thee sweare by ye Lorde God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among who I dwel.
  • Gen 39:2-5 : 2 And the Lorde was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him, and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande. 4 So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. 5 And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.
  • Gen 39:22-23 : 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Iosephs hande all the prisoners that were in the prison, and whatsoeuer they did there, that did he. 23 And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lorde made it to prosper.
  • Exod 24:13 : 13 Then Moses rose vp, and his minister Ioshua, and Moses went vp into the mountaine of God,
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the Lorde God of Israel saith, I saide, that thine house and the house of thy father should walke before mee for euer: but nowe the Lord saith, It shall not be so: for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be despised.
  • 2 Kgs 3:11 : 11 But Iehoshaphat saide, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lorde, that we may inquire of the Lorde by him? And one of the King of Israels seruants answered, and said, Here is Elisha the sonne of Shaphat, which powred water on the handes of Eliiah.
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 And the Aramites had gone out by bands, and had taken a litle mayde of the land of Israel, and shee serued Naamans wife. 3 And she sayd vnto her mistres, Would God my lord were with the Prophet that is in Samaria, he would soone deliuer him of his leprosie.
  • 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 Then he went in, and stoode before his master; Elisha said vnto him, Whence commest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy seruant went no whither.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleaue vnto thee, and to thy seede for euer; he went out from his presence a leper white as snowe.
  • Ps 123:2 : 2 Behold, as the eyes of seruants looke vnto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a mayden vnto the hand of her mistres: so our eyes waite vpon the Lord our God vntil he haue mercie vpon vs.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.