Proverbs 27:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 27:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 27:23 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look...: Heb. set thy heart" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 27:23 — KJV
“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look...: Heb. set thy heart”
— Proverbs 27:23 (KJV)
Proverbs 27:23 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:23
“Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. considered...: Heb. set my heart”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:23: look, well, heb
“And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. very...: Heb. good of countenance”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:23: know, look, well
“But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? understanding: Heb. an heart I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:23: know, well, heb
“Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. Mark...: Heb. Set your heart to consider: or, raise up”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:23: well, heb, set
“I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. had...: Heb. had seen much”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:23: know, state, heb
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