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Proverbs 27:17-27

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17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another *.
18 He who tends the 1fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who 2cares for his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
20 3Sheol and Abaddon are 4never satisfied, Nor are the 5eyes of man ever satisfied.
21 The 6crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each 7is tested by the praise accorded him.
22 Though you 8pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23 9Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a 10crown endure to all generations.
25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are 11gathered in,
26 The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.
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Proverbs 27:17-27 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. 2 Kings 18:31; Song of Songs 8:12; Isaiah 36:16; 1 Corinthians 3:8; 1 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Timothy 2:6
  • 2. Luke 12:42-44; Luke 19:17
  • 3. Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11
  • 4. Proverbs 30:15, 16; Habakkuk 2:5
  • 5. Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 4:8
  • 6. Proverbs 17:3
  • 7. Luke 6:26
  • 8. Proverbs 23:35; Proverbs 26:11; Jeremiah 5:3
  • 9. Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 34:12; John 10:3
  • 10. Job 19:9; Psalms 89:39; Jeremiah 13:18; Lamentations 5:16; Ezekiel 21:26
  • 11. Isaiah 17:5; Jeremiah 40:10, 12

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