the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Proverbs 27:23
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Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, [And] look well to your herds:
Be sure you know how your sheep are doing, and pay attention to the condition of your cattle.
Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,
Knowe thou diligentli the cheere of thi beeste; and biholde thou thi flockis.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds:
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
You should take good care of your sheep and goats,
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
Take care to know the condition of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds.
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Learn all you can about your sheep. Take care of your goats the best you can.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy flocks, and looke well to thy herds.
Know well how your flocks are doing, and keep your mind on your cattle.
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;
Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
When you are feeding the sheep, know their faces and set your mind on the flock.
Look after your sheep and cattle as carefully as you can,
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;
Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes.
The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Know well the condition of your flock,and pay attention to your herds,
Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
You will surely know the condition of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.
Know well the face of your flock; set your heart on your herds,
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
Se yt thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy self, and loke well to thy flockes.
Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks; (Don't take them for granted; possessions don't last forever, you know.) And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns, You can knit sweaters from lambs' wool, and sell your goats for a profit; There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter.
Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;
Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
Know well the condition of your flocks,And pay attention to your herds;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
diligent: Genesis 31:38-40, Genesis 33:13, 1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 27:29-31, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Ezekiel 34:22-24, Ezekiel 34:31, John 21:15-17, 1 Peter 5:2
look well: Heb. set thy heart, Proverbs 24:32, *marg. Exodus 7:23, Deuteronomy 32:46
Reciprocal: Psalms 112:5 - he will Proverbs 13:11 - he Proverbs 13:23 - food Proverbs 21:5 - thoughts Proverbs 24:4 - General Proverbs 28:19 - that tilleth Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the profit Luke 16:3 - I cannot 1 Timothy 6:8 - General
Cross-References
Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Listen, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth [skinned] man.
"Suppose my father touches me and feels my skin; then I will be seen by him as a cheat (imposter), and I will bring his curse on me and not a blessing."
And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau [believing what God revealed to him], even regarding things to come.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Be thou diligent to know the state of flocks,.... In what condition they are; what health they enjoy; how fat and fruitful they be; what pasturage they have; and that they want nothing fitting for them that can be had and is necessary; and also the number of them. The calling of the shepherd is here particularly mentioned, because valiant, honourable, innocent, and useful; but the same diligence is to be used in all other callings and business men are employed in, that they may provide for themselves and their families. It is in the original text, "the face of thy flocks" r; perhaps the allusion is to the exact and distinct knowledge some very diligent careful shepherds might have, so as to know each sheep in their flocks distinctly; see
John 10:3; The Septuagint version renders it, the souls of thy flock, as if it was an instruction to spiritual pastors or shepherds, who have the care of the souls of men: and certain it is, that if it is the duty of shepherds in common to be diligent in looking after their sheep, and doing everything the duty of their office requires; then it must become the indispensable duty of pastors of churches to take heed to the flock of God committed to them, and to look into their state and condition, and provide for them, and feed them with knowledge and understanding, Acts 20:28;
[and] look well to thy herds; or, "put thy heart" s to them: show a cordial regard for them, and take a hearty care of them, that they have everything needful for them; and which is for the owner's good as well as theirs.
r פני צאנך "faciem pecoris tui", Tigurine version, Mercerus, Cocceius, Michaelis, Schultens; "vultum", V. L. Pagninus; "facies", Montanus. s שיח לבך "pone cor tuum", Pagninus, Montanus; "adverte cor", Cocceius; "adverte animum tuum", Michaelis; "apponere cor tuum", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The verses sing the praises of the earlier patriarchal life, with its flocks and herds, and tillage of the ground, as compared with the commerce of a later time, with money as its chief or only wealth.
Proverbs 27:23
The state - literally, face. The verse is an illustration of John 10:3, John 10:14.
Proverbs 27:24
Riches - The money which men may steal, or waste, is contrasted with the land of which the owner is not so easily deprived. Nor will the crown (both the “crown of pure gold” worn on the mitre of the high priest, Exodus 29:6; Exodus 39:30; and the kingly diadem, the symbol of power generally) be transmitted (as flocks and herds had been) “from one generation to another.”
Proverbs 27:25
Appeareth - Better, When the grass disappeareth, the “tender grass showeth itself.” Stress is laid on the regular succession of the products of the earth. The “grass” (“hay”) of the first clause is (compare Psalms 37:2; Psalms 90:5; Psalms 103:15; 2 Kings 19:26) the proverbial type of what is perishable and fleeting. The verse gives a picture of the pleasantness of the farmer’s calling; compared with this what can wealth or rank offer? With this there mingles (compare Proverbs 27:23) the thought that each stage of that life in its season requires care and watchfulness.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 27:23. The state of thy flocks — The directions to the end of the chapter refer chiefly to pastoral and agricultural affairs. Do not trust thy flocks to the shepherd merely; number them thyself; look into their condition; see how they are tended; and when, and with what, and in what proportion, they are fed.
