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Proverbs 27:23-27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 27 · verses 23–27 · King James Version
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. 26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.Proverbs 27:23-27 · King James Version
Proverbs 27:23-27 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.
26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- maintenancechayaliveH2416 →
- appearethgâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- mountainshara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- householdbayitha houseH1004 →
- diligentyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- clothinglᵉbûwsha garmentH3830 →
- shewethrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- flockstsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
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