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Proverbs 27:19-27

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19 As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
20 1Sheol and Abaddon are 2never satisfied, and 3never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 4The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
22 5Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 6Know well the condition of your flocks, and 7give attention to your herds,
24 for 8riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 9When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 10the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.
27 11There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.
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Proverbs 27:19-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 11

  • 1. 27:20 ch. 15:11; See Job 26:6
  • 2. 27:20 ch. 30:15, 16; Hab. 2:5; [ch. 1:12]
  • 3. 27:20 Eccles. 1:8; 4:8
  • 4. 27:21 ch. 17:3
  • 5. 27:22 [ch. 23:35; Isa. 1:5; Jer. 5:3]
  • 6. 27:23 [John 10:3, 14; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2, 4]
  • 7. 27:23 [John 10:3, 14; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2, 4]
  • 8. 27:24 ch. 23:5
  • 9. 27:25 Ps. 37:2; 90:5, 6
  • 10. 27:26 [1 Tim. 6:8]
  • 11. 27:27 [See ver. 26 above]
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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