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Proverbs 27:23

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

KJV

Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera :

Vulgate

Γνωστῶς ἐπιγνώσῃ ψυχὰς ποιμνίου σου, καὶ ἐπιστήσεις καρδίαν σου σαῖς ἀγέλαις·

LXX

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

ASV

יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑/ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּ/ךָ֗ לַ/עֲדָרִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הוּ
hv
verb · 85×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
י
y
noun · 591×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 5:2 — Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
  • 1Tim 6:8 — And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
  • 2Chr 26:10 — Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for h
  • Deut 32:46 — And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
  • Ezek 34:31 — And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
  • Gen 33:13 — 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.
  • 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.
  • John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
  • Prov 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
  • Prov 13:23 — Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
  • Prov 21:5 — The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
  • Prov 24:32 — Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
  • Prov 28:19 — He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.