He mentions the fig tree, because they abounded in Canaan, and were more valued and regarded than other trees. He that waiteth on his master, that serves him faithfully, prudently, and diligently, shall be honoroured; shall receive that respect and recompence which he deserves.
WAITETH - literally, “keepeth,” “observeth.” As the fig tree requires constant care but yields abundant crops, so the ministrations of a faithful servant will not be without their due reward. Compare...
V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the phrases “My son” and the persona...
A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverbs 27:4 a...
THAT WAITETH... HONOURED. Illustrations: Deborah (Genesis 35:8); Joseph (Genesis 39:2; Genesis 39:22; Genesis 39:23); Elisha ...
See Genesis 39:4; Genesis 39:22; and for the highest reference of the proverb, St Matthew 25:21; St John 12:26....
TEXT Proverbs 27:10-18 10. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far...
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. WHOSO KEEPETH THE FIG TREE (FROM INJURY OR THEFT) SHALL EAT THE FRUIT THEREOF; SO HE THAT W...
27:18 guardeth (c-13) Or 'heedeth,' as ch. 8.34....
SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 27 V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow. You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
A good farmer deserves his harvest. And a good servant deserves a reward. His master should pay this servant well....
WHOSO KEEPETH THE FIG-TREE — _i.e.,_ tends it carefully year after year, “shall eat the fruit thereof” when it has come to perfection. SO HE THAT WAITETH ON HIS MASTER — _i.e._, attends to him, obser...
נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְ שֹׁמֵ֖ר...
CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men ar...
“HEARTY COUNSEL” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is _friends_, Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs 27:9-10; Proverbs 27:14; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 19:1-29. Friends, according to the original se...
Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
_Glorified. He who serves his master well shall be promoted._...
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment tha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
WHOSO KEEPETH THE FIG TREE SHALL EAT THE FRUIT THEREOF,.... That takes care of a fig tree, either his own or another's, planted in his garden or vineyard; see Luke 13:6; who cultivates it, digs about...
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Ver. 18. _Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat, &c._] Of the continually renewed fruits the...
_Whoso keepeth the fig-tree_ That is, looks after it, and preserves it from suffering by drought, by vermin, or by wild beasts, &c.; _shall eat the fruit thereof_ Shall partake of its pleasant fruit i...
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree, giving it the care which it needs, SHALL EAT THE FRUIT THEREOF, thus finding his labor rewarded; SO HE THAT WAITETH ON HIS MASTER, having the proper regard for him, cultiva...
WISDOM AND HUMILITY GO HAND IN HAND...
HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
Proverbs 27:18 keeps H5341 (H8802) tree H8384 eat H398 (H8799) fruit H6529 waits H8104 (H8802) master...
Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth._ Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or what sh...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
_So he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured._ THE WAY TO HONOUR If a man in Palestine carefully watched his fig-tree, and kept it in proper condition, he was sure to be abundantly rewarded i...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 27:18_ THE REWARD OF SERVICE I. THE REWARD OF THE SERVANT OF NATURE. The fig-tree may here be taken as typical of all that the earth produces for the sustenance of man. G...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 27:1 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. PROVERBS 27:1 BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1). Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
1 Corinthians 9:13; 1 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Peter 2:18; 1 Peter 2:21;...
MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE Proverbs 27:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament w...
So he — That serves him faithfully, prudently, and diligently....