And thine house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Proverbs 27:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure to every generation? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For riches are not forever; does a crown endure to all generations? American Standard Version (1901) For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations? Common English Bible for no treasure lasts forever, nor a crown generation after generation. Catholic Public Domain Version for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation. |
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
There is a grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgement and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts shall perform this.
Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.
thus saith the Lord GOD Remove the mitre, and take off the crown: this shall be no more the same: exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.