Proverbs 27:23

American Standard Version

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

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Proverbs 27:23 in other translations

Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds:

Proverbs 27:23 · World English Bible

Proverbs 27:23 in context

  1. 21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.
  2. 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
  3. 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
  4. 24For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
  5. 25The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

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