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Proverbs 27:23 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 23

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.Proverbs 27:23 · King James Version

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Proverbs 27:23 in context

21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

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Commentary

Here is, I. A command given us to be diligent in our callings. It is directed to husbandmen and shepherds, and those that deal in cattle, but it is to be extended to all other lawful callings; whatever our business is, within doors or without, we must apply our minds to it. This command intimates, 1.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-27

Cross references

1 Peter 5:2

Key words (Strong's)

diligentyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
flockstsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
statepânîymthe faceH6440 →
lookshîythto placeH7896 →
welllêbthe heartH3820 →

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