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Proverbs 27:24

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 27:24 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
Proverbs 27:24 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:
24For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
25The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
27And [there will be] goats` milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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. Proverbs 27:23 The state - literally, face. The verse is an illustration of John 10:3, John 10:14. Proverbs 27:24 Riches - The money which men may steal, or waste, is contrasted with the land of which the owner is not so easily deprived. Nor will the crown (both the “crown of pure gold” worn on the mitre of the high priest, Exodus 29:6; Exodus 39:30; and the kingly diadem, the symbol of power generally) be transmitted (as flocks and herds had been) “from one generation to another.” Proverbs…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“For - What thou dost now possess, will not last always. If a man had the wealth of a kingdom, without care and diligence it would be brought to nothing. Proverbs 27:25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“For: Pro 23:5; Zep 1:18; Ti1 6:17, Ti1 6:18 riches: Heb. strength, Jam 1:10 doth: Sa2 7:16; Psa 89:36; Isa 9:7 every generation: Heb. generation and generation Proverbs 27:25”
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