Proverbs 27:23-24 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 27:23-24 NIV (New International Version)
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Proverbs 27:23-24 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
Proverbs 27:23-24 NLT (New Living Translation)
Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, for riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
Proverbs 27:23-24 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.
Proverbs 27:23-24 KJV (King James Version)
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds. For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure to every generation?
Proverbs 27:23-24 NKJV (New King James Version)
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 27:23-27 MSG (The Message)
Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks; (Don’t take them for granted; possessions don’t last forever, you know.) And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns, You can knit sweaters from lambs’ wool, and sell your goats for a profit; There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter.
Proverbs 27:23-24 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
¶Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 27:23-24 AMP (Amplified Bible)
¶Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 27:23-24 NET (New English Translation)
Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds, for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.