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


In Context

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

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

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

25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:23Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your 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 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.