Proverbs 27:24
for wealth is not forever. 1 Does a crown endure for all generations? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
In Context
23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks 1 and be concerned about your herds, 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 13:14But now your rule will not continue. Yahweh has sought out a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not obeyed what he commanded you.”
Psalms 89:36his descendants will continue forever 1 and his throne as long as the sun before me. 1
Proverbs 23:5Will you let your eyes light upon it? 1 It will be gone, 1 for it will surely take up wings like an eagle 1 and fly off to the sky. 1
Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, 1 as he rules on the throne of David, and over his kingdom, 1 to establish it and sustain it 1 with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and for evermore. 1 The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this. 1
1 Timothy 6:17Tell the rich in this world not to be proud, and not to hope in riches, which are uncertain. Instead, they should hope in God. He offers to us all the true riches to enjoy.
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 →