Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:24
24for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.
Proverbs 27:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
- New International Version (NIV)for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
- New King James Version (NKJV)For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Context of Proverbs 27:24
22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him. 23Know 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. 25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, 26lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:24 word by word
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 27:24
- Proverbs 23:5As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- Zephaniah 1:18Their silver and their gold will be unable to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will make a complete, yes, a horrifying end of all the inhabitants of the earth.
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
- James 1:10but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
- 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure before me forever, and your throne will be established forever.’”
- Psalms 89:36His offspring will continue forever, his throne like the sun before me,
- Isaiah 9:7The dominion will be vast, and its prosperity will never end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from now on and forever. The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24For riches are not for ever - All other kinds of property are very transitory. Money and the highest civil honors are but for a short season. Flocks and herds, properly attended to, may be multiplied and continued from generation to generation. The crown itself is not naturally so permanent.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 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. Proverbs 27:23 The state - literally, face. The verse is an illustration of John 10:3, John 10:14. Proverbs 27:24 Riches - The money which men may steal, or waste, is contrasted with the land of which the owner is not so easily deprived. Nor…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 We ought to have some business to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, and not to meddle with what we do not understand. We must be diligent and take pains. Let us do what we can, still the world cannot be secured to us, therefore we must choose a more lasting portion; but by the blessing of God upon our honest labours, we may expect to enjoy as much of earthly blessings as is good for us.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27Agricultural property can provide food and clothing for generations. These resources need constant work and care, or they will vanish like riches.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2423-24. flocks--constituted the staple of wealth. It is only by care and diligence that the most solid possessions can be perpetuated (Pr 23:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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