The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 27, Verse 18

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.

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 that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].

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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

King James Version

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

American Standard Version

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

New English Translation

The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.

World English Bible

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.

And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.