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Verse Proverbs 27:23. _THE STATE OF THY FLOCKS_] The directions to the
end of the chapter refer chiefly to _pastoral_ and _agricultural_
affairs. Do not trust thy flocks to the shepherd merely; number...
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The verses sing the praises of the earlier patriarchal life, with its
flocks and herds, and tillage of the ground, as compared with the
commerce of a later time, with money as its chief or only wealth...
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V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON
In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have
noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the
phrases “My son” and the persona...
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A collection of aphorisms on various subjects.
PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that
vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his
anger.
Proverbs 27:4 a...
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TEXT Proverbs 27:19-27
19.
As in water face answereth face,
So the heart of man to man.
20.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21.
The refining pot...
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to
thy herds.
BE THOU DILIGENT TO KNOW THE STATE (LITERALLY, THE FACE) OF THY
FLOCKS. Shepherds so exactly knew the face of their sh...
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27:23 thy (e-13) Lit. 'set thine heart on the.'...
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SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE
4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6).
5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his
faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
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Solomon is describing a farm. He warns the farmer to be responsible.
If the farmer does not work, he could lose his land. But if the farmer
works hard, his family will be content. The sheep and goats...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 27
V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow.
You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
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BE THOU DILIGENT to KNOW THE STATE OF THY HERDS.... — In the last
five verses of this chapter the peace and security of the pastoral
life are described as being far superior to the uncertainty attendi...
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יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ
שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗...
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CHAPTER 28
LIVING DAY BY DAY
"Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will
bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1
"The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men
ar...
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Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for
rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to
rebuke.
Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
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_Flocks. John x. 3., and Ecclesiasticus vii. 24. This may be applied
to pastors._...
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that
reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment tha...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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BE THOU DILIGENT TO KNOW THE STATE OF FLOCKS,.... In what condition
they are; what health they enjoy; how fat and fruitful they be; what
pasturage they have; and that they want nothing fitting for the...
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to
thy herds.
Ver. 23. _Be thou diligent to know the state, &c._] Heb., Knowing thou
shalt know the face of thy flocks; alluding, bel...
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_Be diligent to know the state of thy flock_ That thou mayest preserve
and improve what thou hast, and take care that thy expenses do not
exceed thy income. Flocks and herds are here put for all riche...
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HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the
outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered
are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
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LOOK WELL:
_ Heb._ set thy heart...
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TO KNOW THE STATE OF THY FLOCKS; that thou mayst preserve and improve
what thou hast, and take care that thine expenses may not exceed thine
incomes. FLOCKS AND HERDS are here put for all riches and p...
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Proverbs 27:23 diligent H3045 (H8799) know H3045 (H8800) state H6440
flocks H6629 attend H7896 (H8798)...
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Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring forth._
Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do
when we come to any age, or what sh...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence
and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
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Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes
compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in
the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
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_Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to
thy herds._
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS
We live in an age when great regard is paid to the comfort and
well-being of every class of the com...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 27:23_
MODEL FARMING
These words were especially applicable to the Israelitish people in
their early history, when every family lived upon its own domain...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 27:1
These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in
subject.
PROVERBS 27:1
BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
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Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1).
Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New
Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
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1 Chronicles 27:29; 1 Peter 5:2; 1 Samuel 17:28; 2 Chronicles 26:10;...
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MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE
Proverbs 27:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and
with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament
w...
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Flock — Flocks and herds are here put for all possessions, because
anciently they were the chief part of a man's riches....