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Whoever tendsנֹצֵרthe fig treeתְּאֵנָהwill eatיֹאכַלits fruit,פִּרְיָהּandוְwhoever guardsשֹׁמֵרhis masterאֲדֹנָיוwill be honored.יְכֻבָּד
Proverbs 27:18
Study it in the app“Whoever tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever guards his master will be honored.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:18, word by word
- Whoever tendsנֹצֵרnotser
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “notser” appears- the fig treeתְּאֵנָהteena
fig tree
The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.
Where else “teena” appears- will eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- its fruitפִּרְיָpirya
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “pirya” appears- whoever guardsשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- his masterאֲדֹנָיadonay
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appears- will be honoredיְכֻבָּדyechubad
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “yechubad” appears
The context
17Iron with iron is sharpened, and a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 · This verse (above)
19As in water face answers to face, so the heart of a man to a man.