24For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.


In Context

21 As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

23 Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks :

24 For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

25 The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

26 Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.

Proverbs 27:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:24For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:24for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:24For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:24for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown endure from generation to generation?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:24For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:24for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:24For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:24For riches are not for ever: and does the crown endure to every generation?