Proverbs 27:18

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Proverbs 27:18


← Proverbs 27:17 Proverbs 27:18 (KJV) Proverbs 27:19 →
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Whoso keepethH5341 the fig treeH8384 shall eatH398 the fruitH6529 thereof: so he that waitethH8104 on his masterH113 shall be honouredH3513.


Original Hebrew

נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
נֹצֵ֣ר
no.Tzer H5341 HVqrmsc (one who) keeps
תְּ֭אֵנָה
Te.'e.nah H8384 HNcfsa a fig tree
יֹאכַ֣ל
yo.Khal H398 HVqi3ms he will eat
פִּרְיָ֑/הּ
pir.Ya/h H6529 HNcmsc/Sp3fs fruit/ its
וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖ר
ve./sho.Mer H8104 HC/Vqrmsa and/ (one who) protects
אֲדֹנָ֣י/ו
'a.do.Na/v H113 HNcmpc/Sp3ms master(s)/ his
יְכֻבָּֽד
ye.khu.Bad H3513 HVPi3ms he will be honored
Strong's References
  • H113 — אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn, aw-done'): or (shortened) אָדֹן (ʼâdôn); from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine); lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
  • H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
  • H3513 — כָּבַד (kâbad, kaw-bad'): or כָּבֵד (kâbêd); a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses); abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
  • H5341 — נָצַר (nâtsar, naw-tsar'): a primitive root; to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.); besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
  • H6529 — פְּרִי (pᵉrîy, per-ee'): from פָּרָה (pârâh) H6509; fruit (literally or figuratively); bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.
  • H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
  • H8384 — תְּאֵן (tᵉʼên, teh-ane'): or (in the singular, feminine) תְּאֵנָה (tᵉʼênâh); perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig (tree or fruit); fig (tree).
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