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And he who cares for his master will be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who faithfully protects <i>and</i> cares for his master will be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Take care of a tree, and you will eat its fruit; look after your master, and you will be praised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honored. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit, and whoever protects his master is honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/27.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Whosoever keeps the fig tree shall eat its fruit: so he that waits on his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/27.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/27.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit, and he who guards his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/27.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/27.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/27.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Whoso kepeth his figge tree, shall eate the fruites thereof: so he that wayteth vpon his maister, shall come to honour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/27.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Who so kepeth his fyge tre, shal enioye the frutes therof: he that wayteth vpon his master, shal come to honoure.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, "" And the preserver of his master is honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He guarding the fig tree shall eat its fruit: and he watching his lord shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He that keeps a fig tree will eat of its fruit and he that is watchful of his Master will be praised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who guards his fig tree shall eat its fruit; and he who is careful of his master shall be honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/27.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: nō·ṣêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">Whoever tends</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: tə·’ê·nāh (N-fs) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">a fig tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pir·yāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">its fruit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·šō·mêr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and he who looks after</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">his master</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: yə·ḵub·bāḏ (V-Pual-Imperf-3ms) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">will be honored.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">The keeper</a><a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384. t'en (teh-ane') -- fig tree"> of a fig-tree</a><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat"> eateth</a><a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529. priy (per-ee') -- fruit"> its fruit</a><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">, And the preserver</a><a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113. 'adown (aw-done') -- lord"> of his master</a><a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513. kabad (kaw-bad') -- to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome"> is honoured.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="נצר vqPmsa 5341">Whoever tends</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="תְּאֵנָה ncfsa 8384"> a fig tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqi3ms 398"> will eat</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="פְּרִי ncmsc 6529"> fruit</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="שׁמר vqPmsa 8104"> whoever looks after</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="אָדֹון ncmpc 113"> master</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="כבד vPi3ms 3513"> will be honored</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">He who tends</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384. t'en (teh-ane') -- fig tree">the fig</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384. t'en (teh-ane') -- fig tree">tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529. priy (per-ee') -- fruit">its fruit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">And he who cares</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113. 'adown (aw-done') -- lord">for his master</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513. kabad (kaw-bad') -- to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome">will be honored.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341. natsar (naw-tsar') -- to watch, guard, keep">Whoso keepeth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384. t'en (teh-ane') -- fig tree">the fig tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">shall eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529. priy (per-ee') -- fruit">the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">thereof: so he that waiteth</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113. 'adown (aw-done') -- lord">on his master</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513. kabad (kaw-bad') -- to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome">shall be honoured.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/27-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 27:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 27:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/27-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 27:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 27:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>