PROV 27:18 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ὃς φυτεύει συκὴν φάγεται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς, ὃς δὲ φυλάσσει τὸν ἑαυτοῦ κύριον τιμηθήσεται.
(Hos futeuei sukaʸn fagetai tous karpous autaʸs, hos de fulassei ton heautou kurion timaʸthaʸsetai. )

BrTr He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.

ULT One guarding a fig tree will eat its fruit,
⇔ and one protecting his master will be honored.

UST Just as people who take care of fruit trees will also eat the fruit from those trees,
⇔ so too will masters honor their servants who guard them.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
⇔ He who looks after his master shall be honoured.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
⇔ and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.

LSV The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit,
And the preserver of his master is honored.

FBV Those who care for a fig tree eat its fruit, and those who care for their master are rewarded.

T4T ⇔ Those who take care of fig trees will have figs to eat;
⇔ similarly, servants who protect their master will be honored by him.

LEB • He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master[fn] will be honored.

27:? Or “lord”

BBE Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

Moff He who tends a fig-tree gets the figs;
⇔ he who attends to his master shall be honoured.

JPS Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

ASV Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;
⇔ And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

DRA He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

YLT The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

Drby Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.

RV Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth/waits on his master shall be honoured. )

SLT He guarding the fig tree shall eat its fruit: and he watching his lord shall be honored.

Wbstr He that keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.

KJB-1769 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth/waits on his master shall be honoured. )

KJB-1611 Whoso keepeth the figtree, shall eate the fruit therof: so he that waiteth on his master, shall be honoured.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Whoso kepeth his figge tree, shall eate the fruites thereof: so he that wayteth vpon his maister, shall come to honour.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps his fig tree, shall eat the fruits thereof: so he that waiteth/waits upon his master, shall come to honour.)

Gnva He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
(He that keepeth/keeps the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth/waits upon his master, shall come to honour. )

Cvdl Who so kepeth his fyge tre, shal enioye the frutes therof: he that wayteth vpon his master, shal come to honoure.
(Whoso/Whoever keepeth/keeps his fig tree, shall enjoy the fruits thereof: he that waiteth/waits upon his master, shall come to honour.)

Wycl He that kepith a fige tre, schal ete the fruytis therof; and he that is a kepere of his lord, schal be glorified.
(He that keepeth/keeps a fig tree, shall eat the fruits thereof; and he that is a keeper of his lord, shall be glorified.)

Luth Wer seinen Feigenbaum bewahret, der isset Früchte davon; und wer seinen Herrn bewahret, wird geehret.
(Who his fig_tree preserved/kept/retained, the/of_the eating fruit of_that; and who his Lord preserved/kept/retained, becomes honoured.)

ClVg Qui servat ficum comedet fructus ejus, et qui custos est domini sui glorificabitur.
(Who keeps fig_tree he_will_eat fruit his, and who/which guardian it_is master self glorificabitur. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

27:18

In Hebrew and in the BSB, this comparison has the same form as 27:17. The illustration precedes the topic.

^18a Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

^18band he who looks after his master will be honored.

The similarity between a servant who cares for his master and a gardener who cares for a fig tree is that both will receive a reward or benefit from their work.

27:18a

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

¶ A person who takes care of a fig tree will be rewarded with fruit from that tree.
¶ If you^(sing) work diligently to tend/cultivate a tree that bears fruit, you will enjoy eating its fruit.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit: This line refers to a person who takes care of a fig tree. His work includes fertilizing, cultivating, and pruning the tree so that it will bear lots of fruit. The benefit that he receives is that he eats some of its fruit. Some other ways to translate this line are:

As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit (NLT)

Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. (GNT)

In language areas where fig trees are not known, here are some other ways to translate this line:

Use a general term. For example:
Take care of a tree, and you will eat its fruit (CEV)
Use a loan word from a major language in your area. For example:
If you care for an igos tree, you will enjoy its fruit. (From Spanish higo.) If you use this option, people should clearly understand that the loan word refers to a kind of fruit tree.

27:18a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ When a person does good work, his employer/master will honor/reward him. It is like a gardener who cares for a fig/fruit tree. That person also has a reward. He eats the fruit.

27:18b

and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Similarly, a person/servant who takes care of his master will receive honor/praise.
In the same way, if you^(sing) work hard for your employer, he will reward you.

and he who looks after his master: This phrase may refer to a servant who cares for his master’s personal needs. It may also refer to a person who oversees or protects his employer’s business or investments.

will be honored: This phrase may refer to praise or public recognition. It may also refer to a financial reward.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded (NLT)

Servants who take care of their master will be honored. (GNT)

General Comment on 27:18a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to state the topic before the illustration. See 27:18a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑⁠הּ וְ⁠שֹׁמֵ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י⁠ו

tends_of fig_tree eat fruit_of,its and,[one_who]_protects master(s)_of,his

One who guards, a fig tree, its, one who protects, and his represent fig trees and types of people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who guards any fig tree will eat the fruit of that tree, and any person who protects that person’s master”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠שֹׁמֵ֖ר

and,[one_who]_protects

Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. Solomon is saying that one who protects his masters is like One who guards a fig tree because both receive a reward for their work. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “and in the same way, one who protects”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יְכֻבָּֽד

honoured