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Proverbs 27:23–24

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23You will surely know the conditionp of your flock;

your heartq attends to the herds.

24For riches are not forever,

nor a crown for generation after generation.

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Footnotes

  1. pLiterally “faces”
  2. qOr “mind”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Know well the condition of your flocks,

and give attention to your herds,

for riches do not last forever;

and does a crown endure to all generations?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,

give careful attention to your herds;

for riches do not endure forever,

and a crown is not secure for all generations.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Know well the condition of your flock,

and pay attention to your herds,

for wealth is not forever;

not even a crown lasts for all time.

NLTNew Living Translation

Know the state of your flocks,

and put your heart into caring for your herds,

for riches don’t last forever,

and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.

KJV 1900King James Version

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,

And look well to thy herds.

For riches are not for ever:

And doth the crown endure to every generation?