Proverbs 27:24

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

22Even if you beat a fool with a big stick, as hard as you beat grain, you will never remove all his silly ideas. 23Always take care of your sheep and your goats, as well as your cows. Your riches will not be there for ever. One family does not rule a kingdom for ever. 25One day you will cut the grass in your fields and then new grass will grow. You will store the grass that has grown on the hills. 26Then you will use the wool from your sheep to make clothes. You make clothes from your sheep's wool. You will sell your goats, and you will buy a field.

Proverbs 27:24 word by word

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם־נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For richesחֹ֫סֶןchôsen · wealthH2633
• not for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• and doth the crownנֵ֫זֶרnezer nêzer · consecration: crownH5145
• to everyדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:24

• Proverbs 23:5Your money can disappear very quickly. It may seem to grow wings and then fly far away like an eagle.
• Zephaniah 1:18Their money will not save them, on the day when the Lord is angry. He watches. And he is angry when his people love other gods. So he will send fire on the earth. Yes, he will quickly kill all the people who live in Judah.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Warn those people who are rich with many things that belong to this world. Tell them not to think that they are more important than other people. They must not think that their money will keep them safe. They could easily lose all of it. Instead, they should trust God. He gives us many things, so that we can enjoy all of them.
• James 1:10And the believers who are rich should also be happy. Why? Because God has shown them that they are not so great. Rich people should remember that they will die, like a wild flower quickly dies.
• 2 Samuel 7:16The kingdom that your descendants rule will continue for ever. Someone from your family will always be king.” ’
• Psalms 89:36His descendants will always rule. His kingdom will continue to be there for ever, as long as the sun shines.
• Isaiah 9:7His authority to rule will be very great. The peace that he brings will never have an end. He will rule as king over David's kingdom. He will make it strong and safe, because he will do what is right and fair. He will rule like that now and for ever. The Lord Almighty will make those things happen, because he loves his people.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 27:24

• Agriculture
• Industry
• Riches

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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