Proverbs 27:18 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:16 He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call the oil of his right hand.

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

Proverbs 27:19 As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

Proverbs 27:20 Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glorified", "keepeth", "tree", "shall", "fruit", "thereof", "keeper", and "master". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glorified" and "keepeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Iron sharpeneth iron so a man sharpeneth..." into verse 19's "As the faces of them that look...", so "glorified" and "keepeth" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "glorified" and "keepeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.