King James Version
What Does Proverbs 27:24 Mean?
“For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? riches: Heb. strength to: Heb. to generation and generation?”
Context
22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look: Heb. set thy heart
24
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? riches: Heb. strength to: Heb. to generation and generation?
25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(24) **For riches are not for ever.—**Comp. Proverbs 23:5. So it is well to have a sure source of income, like husbandry or cattle-feeding, upon which to fall back.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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