23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;


In Context

20 Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.

21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.

23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

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

25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

Proverbs 27:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:23Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:23Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:23Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.