Proverbs 27:23-27 Be you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds. I. ECONOMY AND FORESIGHT. (Vers. 23-25.) He looks after the outgoings of his farm, well aware that there is in all things constant waste, that even the royal crown is a perishable thing. All knowledge is useful, and prudence applies through the whole scale of our being. Let the man, "if he have hands, handle; if eyes, measure and discriminate; let him accept and hive every fact of chemistry, natural history, and economy; the more he has, the less he is willing to spare any one. Time is always bringing the occasions that disclose their value. Some wisdom comes out of every natural and innocent action." To preserve and hold together are as necessary as to gain in every kind of riches. II. THE FRUITS OF INDUSTRY. (Vers. 26, 27.) Joyous is the sight when man's toil united with the forces of nature, has been blessed with the abundant harvests and the rich flocks. Let a man keep the laws of God, and his way will be strewn with satisfactions. To find out the secret of "working together with God" in all the departments of our life is one of the deepest secrets of satisfaction and blessedness. - J. Parallel Verses 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: |
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