Proverbs 27:22-27

22 Though you ¹pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

23 ²Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;

24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a ³crown endure to all generations.

25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are ⁴gathered 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 27:22-27 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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1. Proverbs 23:35; Proverbs 26:11; Jeremiah 5:3
2. Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 34:12; John 10:3
3. Job 19:9; Psalms 89:39; Jeremiah 13:18; Lamentations 5:16; Ezekiel 21:26
4. Isaiah 17:5; Jeremiah 40:10, 12

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[a]. Lit "face"

Proverbs 27:22-27

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Proverbs 27:22-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

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