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Proverbs 27:23 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Proverbs 27:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 27 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
Commentary on Proverbs 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks (יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ, yado'a teda penei tzonekha)—the emphatic doubling of יָדַע (yada, 'to know') creates an intensive imperative: 'knowing, know!' This is intimate, experiential knowledge, not mere information. The פָּנִים (panim, 'face') of the flock suggests personal attention to each animal's condition.And look well to thy herds (שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִים, shit libekha la'adarim)—literally 'set your heart to the herds.' The לֵב (lev, 'heart') again emphasizes not casual observation but devoted attention. This begins a five-verse uni...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:23
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“exercising the oversight”
“Jesus said to Simon Peter”
“My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.,And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.,וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנִי יֹדֵעַ כִּי־הַיְלָדִים רַכִּים וְהַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר עָלוֹת עָלָי וּדְפָקוּם יוֹם אֶחָד וָמֵתוּ כָּל־הַצֹּאן׃ ,And he said unto him: My lord knoweth that the children are tender”
“and hewed out many cisterns”
“and considered well. I saw”
“the sheep of my pasture”
“and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name”
“Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you this day”
“and I haven't eaten the rams of your flocks.”
“and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.”