Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And pay attention to your herds;
King James Version
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Holman Bible
and pay attention to your herds,
International Standard Version
Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,
A Conservative Version
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
American Standard Version
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
Amplified
Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
Bible in Basic English
Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
Darby Translation
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Julia Smith Translation
Knowing, thou shalt know the face of thy flock; set thy heart to thy herds.
King James 2000
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You will surely know the {condition} of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.
Modern King James verseion
Know well the face of your flocks; set your heart on your herds.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks.
NET Bible
Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,
New Heart English Bible
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
The Emphasized Bible
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Webster
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
World English Bible
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
Youngs Literal Translation
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
Themes
Agriculture » Requires diligence
Agriculture or husbandry » Requires » Diligence
Diligence » Required by God in » Lawful business
Endurance » What does not endure
Milk » Flocks and herds fed for supply of
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
22
Though thou should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23
And pay attention to your herds;
Phrases
Cross References
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, caring for her, not by force, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with willing desire;
Genesis 31:38-40
These twenty years I have been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not aborted their young, and I have not eaten the rams of thy flock.
Genesis 33:13
And he said unto him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the sheep and cows with young are with me; and if men should overdrive them, in one day all the sheep will die.
Exodus 7:23
And Pharaoh turned and returned to his house, and even with all this he did not take this to heart.
Deuteronomy 32:46
and he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I protest against you today, to command them unto your children and keep and fulfil all the words of this law.
1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard when he spoke unto the men, and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why didst thou come down here? And with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the malice of thy heart, for thou art come down that thou might see the battle.
1 Chronicles 27:29-31
and over the cows that fed in Sharon was Shitrai, the Sharonite; and over the cows that were in the valleys was Shaphat, the son of Adlai;
2 Chronicles 26:10
He also built towers in the desert and dug many wells, for he had much livestock, both in the low country and in the plains, husbandmen also and vine dressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.
Proverbs 24:32
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it and received chastening.
Ezekiel 34:22-24
I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
Ezekiel 34:31
And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, said the Lord GOD.
John 10:3
To him the porter opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
John 21:15-17
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.