Proverbs

Proverbs 27:18

¹⁸Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever tends	נֹצֵ֣ר	nō·ṣêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
a fig tree	תְּ֭אֵנָה	tə·’ê·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8384 fig
will eat	יֹאכַ֣ל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
its fruit	פִּרְיָ֑הּ	pir·yāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6529 fruit
and he who looks after	וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר	wə·šō·mêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
his master	אֲדֹנָ֣יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
will be honored	יְכֻבָּֽד׃	yə·ḵub·bāḏ	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.