Proverbs 27:23

²¹ A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

²² Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
KJV: Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
WEB: Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
ASV: Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:
DARBY: Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
BLB: Be sure to know the faces of your flock, [and] set your heart to your herds,

ÅB: Du bør nøye kjenne dine sauers utseende; ha omsorg for buskapen din!
OTB: Vær sikker på å kjenne tilstanden til dine flokker, og gi akt på dine hjorder;
B1930: Du bør nøie kjenne dine fårs utseende; ha omsorg for din buskap!

1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
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John 21:15–17
When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
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Genesis 33:13
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
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2 Chronicles 26:10
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
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Proverbs 24:32
I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
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Ezekiel 34:31
‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
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John 10:3
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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Ezekiel 34:22–24
I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
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