Proverbs 27:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Learn all you can about your sheep. Take care of your goats the best you can.

Cross References

1 Peter 5:2

take care of the group of people you are responsible for. They are God’s flock. Watch over that flock because you want to, not because you are forced to do it. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He built towers in the desert. He also dug many wells. He had many cattle in the hill country and in the flat lands. He had farmers in the mountains and in the lands where growth was good. He also had men who took care of vineyards. He loved farming.

Genesis 33:13

But Jacob said to him, “You know that my children are weak. And I must be careful with my flocks and their young animals. If I force them to walk too far in one day, all the animals will die.

Proverbs 24:32

I looked at this and thought about it. This is what I learned:

John 10:3

The man who guards the gate opens the gate for the shepherd. And the sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep, using their names, and he leads them out.

Ezekiel 34:31

“You are my sheep, the sheep of my grassland. You are only human beings, and I am your God.” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them, “You must be sure to pay attention to all the commands I tell you today. And you must tell your children to obey completely the commands in this Law.

1 Samuel 17:28

David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers and became angry. Eliab asked David, “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here. You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle.”

Exodus 7:23

Pharaoh ignored what Moses and Aaron had done. He turned and went into his house.

Proverbs 24:27

First get your fields ready, next plant your crops, and then build your house.

Jeremiah 31:10

“Nations, listen to this message from the Lord! Tell this message in the faraway lands by the sea: ‘God scattered the people of Israel, but he will bring them back together. And he will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’

Ezekiel 34:12

If a shepherd is with his sheep when they begin to wander away, he will go searching for them. In the same way I will search for my sheep. I will save them and bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day.