Proverbs 27:22-27

22 ¹Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

23 ²Know well the condition of your flocks, and ³give attention to your herds,

24 for ⁴riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

25 ⁵When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,

26 ⁶the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.

27 ⁷There will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.

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.

Cross References

• 1. [Proverbs 23:35; Isaiah 1:5; Jeremiah 5:3]
• 2. [John 10:3, 14; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2, 4]
• 3. [John 10:3, 14; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2, 4]
• 4. Proverbs 23:5
• 5. Psalms 37:2; Psalms 90:5, 6
• 6. [1 Timothy 6:8]
• 7. [See ver. 26 above]