Proverbs 27:24
for wealth doesn't last forever—is a crown passed down through all generations?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
In Context
23You should know the condition of your flocks really well and take good care of your herds,
25Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
Cross References
1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom won't last. The Lord has found for himself a man who thinks like him, and has chosen him as ruler over his people, because you haven't kept the commands of the Lord.”
Psalms 89:36His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.
Proverbs 23:5It disappears in the blink of an eye, suddenly growing wings and flying off into the sky like an eagle.
Isaiah 9:7His rule and the peace he brings know no limits and will never come to an end. He will sit on David's throne and rule his kingdom, making it secure. He will operate from principles of justice and goodness, from the time he begins his rule and for all eternity. The Lord Almighty is determined to make this happen.
1 Timothy 6:17Warn those who are rich in the present world not to become proud. Tell them not to place their trust in wealth that is so insecure but in God who so freely gives us everything for our enjoyment.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:24-27
The Reward of Prudence. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. Here is, I. A command given us… Read the whole commentary →