Proverbs 27:23
You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
In Context
24for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
Cross References
Genesis 33:13“My lord can see that the children are weak,” Jacob responded. “Also, the goats, sheep, and cattle are nursing their young, and if I push them too hard, they'll all die.
Deuteronomy 32:46he told them, “Think about all these words I've declared to you today, so you can order your children to follow carefully everything in this law.
1 Chronicles 27:29Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle in the Sharon pastures. Shaphat, son of Adlai, was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
Proverbs 24:32As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
Ezekiel 34:31You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
John 21:15After breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he replied, “you know I love you.” “Take care of my lambs,” Jesus told him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:23
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Solomon had said ( ch. xxii. 15 ), The foolishness which is bound in the heart of a child may be driven out by the rod of correction, for then the mind is to be moulded, the vicious habits not having taken root; but here he shows that, if it be not done then, it will be next to impossible to do it afterwards; if the disease be inveterate, there is a danger of its being incurable. Can the… Read the whole commentary →