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Proverbs 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, literally, "the face of thy sheep," their condition, and look well to thy herds, as a careful manager must do.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, literally, "the face of thy sheep," their condition, and look well to thy herds, as a careful manager must do.
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...
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...
V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the phrases “My son” and the persona...
A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverbs 27:4 a...
TEXT Proverbs 27:19-27 19. As in water face answereth face, So the heart of man to man. 20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21. The refining pot...
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. BE THOU DILIGENT TO KNOW THE STATE (LITERALLY, THE FACE) OF THY FLOCKS. Shepherds so exactly knew the face of their sh...
27:23 thy (e-13) Lit. 'set thine heart on the.'...
SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
Solomon is describing a farm. He warns the farmer to be responsible. If the farmer does not work, he could lose his land. But if the farmer works hard, his family will be content. The sheep and goats...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 27 V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow. You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
BE THOU DILIGENT to KNOW THE STATE OF THY HERDS.... — In the last five verses of this chapter the peace and security of the pastoral life are described as being far superior to the uncertainty attendi...
יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗...
CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men ar...
Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
_Flocks. John x. 3., and Ecclesiasticus vii. 24. This may be applied to pastors._...
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment tha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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 the...
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. Ver. 23. _Be thou diligent to know the state, &c._] Heb., Knowing thou shalt know the face of thy flocks; alluding, bel...
_Be diligent to know the state of thy flock_ That thou mayest preserve and improve what thou hast, and take care that thy expenses do not exceed thy income. Flocks and herds are here put for all riche...
HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
LOOK WELL: _ Heb._ set thy heart...
TO KNOW THE STATE OF THY FLOCKS; that thou mayst preserve and improve what thou hast, and take care that thine expenses may not exceed thine incomes. FLOCKS AND HERDS are here put for all riches and p...
Proverbs 27:23 diligent H3045 (H8799) know H3045 (H8800) state H6440 flocks H6629 attend H7896 (H8798)...
Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth._ Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or what sh...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
_Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds._ KINDNESS TO ANIMALS We live in an age when great regard is paid to the comfort and well-being of every class of the com...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 27:23_ MODEL FARMING These words were especially applicable to the Israelitish people in their early history, when every family lived upon its own domain...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 27:1 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. PROVERBS 27:1 BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1). Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
1 Chronicles 27:29; 1 Peter 5:2; 1 Samuel 17:28; 2 Chronicles 26:10;...
MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE Proverbs 27:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament w...
Flock — Flocks and herds are here put for all possessions, because anciently they were the chief part of a man's riches....