Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; New Living Translation Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, English Standard Version Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, Berean Standard Bible Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; King James Bible Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. New King James Version Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; New American Standard Bible Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; NASB 1995 Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; NASB 1977 Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; Legacy Standard Bible Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; Amplified Bible Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; Christian Standard Bible Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, Holman Christian Standard Bible Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, American Standard Version Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Whenever you shepherd, know the faces of your sheep, and set your heart upon your flock. Brenton Septuagint Translation Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds. Contemporary English Version You should take good care of your sheep and goats, Douay-Rheims Bible Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks : English Revised Version Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds: GOD'S WORD® Translation Be fully aware of the condition of your flock, and pay close attention to your herds. Good News Translation Look after your sheep and cattle as carefully as you can, International Standard Version Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds, JPS Tanakh 1917 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds; Literal Standard Version Know the face of your flock well, | Set your heart to the droves, Majority Standard Bible Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; New American Bible Take good care of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; NET Bible Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds, New Revised Standard Version Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds; New Heart English Bible Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds: Webster's Bible Translation Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. World English Bible Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds, Young's Literal Translation Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. 23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; 24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.… Cross References John 10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Proverbs 24:27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. Jeremiah 31:10 Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: "The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock. Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. Treasury of Scripture Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds. diligent Genesis 31:38-40 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten… Genesis 33:13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 1 Samuel 17:28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. look well or set thy heart Proverbs 24:32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Exodus 7:23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. Deuteronomy 32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. Jump to Previous Acquainted Appearance Attention Care Careful Condition Diligent Droves Face Flock Flocks Heart Herds Pay State SureJump to Next Acquainted Appearance Attention Care Careful Condition Diligent Droves Face Flock Flocks Heart Herds Pay State SureProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care (23) Be thou diligent to know the state of thy herds. . . .--In the last five verses of this chapter the peace and security of the pastoral life are described as being far superior to the uncertainty attending other sources of wealth and the regal power. For the spiritual sense of this passage comp. 1Peter 5:2-4Verses 23-27. - A mashal ode in praise of a pastoral and agricultural life. The moralist evidently desires to recall his countrymen from the luxury of cities and the temptations of money making to the simple ways of the patriarchs and the pleasures of country pursuits - which are the best foundation of enduring prosperity. Verse 23. - Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks. "State;" פָנִים (panim); vultum, Vulgate; the face, look, appearance. The LXX. has ψυχάς, which may perhaps mean "the number" - a necessary precaution when the sheep wandered on the downs and mountains, and had to be collected in the evening and folded. These precepts are naturally applied to all rulers, and especially to Christian pastors who have the oversight of the flock of Christ (1 Peter 5:2-4). Ecclus. 7:22, "Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them; and if they he for thy profit, keep them with thee." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Be sure to knowיָדֹ֣עַ (yā·ḏō·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3045: To know the state פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of your flocks, צֹאנֶ֑ךָ (ṣō·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock and pay close attention שִׁ֥ית (šîṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7896: To put, set to your herds; לַעֲדָרִֽים׃ (la·‘ă·ḏā·rîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster Links Proverbs 27:23 NIVProverbs 27:23 NLT Proverbs 27:23 ESV Proverbs 27:23 NASB Proverbs 27:23 KJV Proverbs 27:23 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:23 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:23 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:23 French Bible Proverbs 27:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:23 Know well the state of your flocks (Prov. Pro Pr) |
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