Proverbs 27:24

כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם ־ נֵזֶר לְדוֹר דור ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

In Context

23יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִֽים ׃

25גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה ־ דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 13:14וְעַתָּה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ לֹא ־ תָקוּם בִּקֵּשׁ יְהוָה לוֹ אִישׁ כִּלְבָבוֹ וַיְצַוֵּהוּ יְהוָה לְנָגִיד עַל ־ עַמּוֹ כִּי לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶֽׁר ־ צִוְּךָ יְהוָֽה ׃ פ

Psalms 89:36אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁי אִֽם ־ לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּֽב ׃

Proverbs 23:5התעוף עֵינֶיךָ בּוֹ וְֽאֵינֶנּוּ כִּי עָשֹׂה יַעֲשֶׂה ־ לּוֹ כְנָפַיִם כְּנֶשֶׁר ועיף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם ׃ פ

Isaiah 9:7דָּבָר שָׁלַח אֲדֹנָי בְּיַעֲקֹב וְנָפַל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

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 →

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