Proverbs 27:23
Strong's Lexicon
Be sure to know
יָדֹ֣עַ (yā·ḏō·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

תֵּ֭דַע (tê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

the state
פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

of your flocks,
צֹאנֶ֑ךָ (ṣō·ne·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)

and pay close attention
שִׁ֥ית (šîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7896: 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

לִ֝בְּךָ֗ (lib·bə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

to your herds;
לַעֲדָרִֽים׃ (la·‘ă·ḏā·rîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5739: 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Young's Literal Translation
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,

New American Standard Bible
Know well the condition of your flocks, [And] pay attention to your herds;

King James Bible
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

New Living Translation
Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,

English Standard Version
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,

New American Standard Bible
Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;

King James Bible
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,

International Standard Version
Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,

NET Bible
Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,

American Standard Version
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

English Revised Version
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds:

Young's Literal Translation
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
















Cross References
John 10:3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

Ezekiel 34:12
As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 27:22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Proverbs 27:21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:24
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

Proverbs 27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

Proverbs 27:26
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
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