Proverbs 27:23

New International Reader's Version

Be sure you know how your flocks are doing. Pay careful attention to your herds.

Cross References

Genesis 33:13

But Jacob said to him, “You know that the children are young. You also know that I have to take care of the cows and female sheep that are feeding their little ones. If the animals are driven hard for just one day, all of them will die.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also built towers in the desert. He dug many wells, because he had a lot of livestock. The livestock were in the western hills and on the plains. Uzziah had people working in his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the rich lands. That’s because he loved the soil.

Exodus 7:23

Even that miracle didn’t change Pharaoh’s mind. In fact, he turned around and went into his palace.

Proverbs 24:27

Put your outdoor work in order. Get your fields ready. After that, build your house.

Proverbs 24:32

I applied my heart to what I observed. I learned a lesson from what I saw.

Jeremiah 31:10

“Listen to my message, you nations. Announce it on shores far away. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them. He will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’

Ezekiel 34:12

A shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them. And I will look after my sheep. I will save them from all the places where they were scattered on a dark and cloudy day.

Ezekiel 34:31

“You are my sheep. You belong to my flock. And I am your God,” announces the Lord and King.

John 10:3

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him. The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

Deuteronomy 32:46

Then he said to them, “Think carefully about all the words I have announced to you today. I want you to command your children to be careful to obey all the words of this law.

1 Peter 5:2

Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.

1 Samuel 17:28

David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking with the men. So Eliab became very angry with him. Eliab asked David, “Why have you come down here? Who is taking care of those few sheep in the desert for you? I know how proud you are. I know how evil your heart is. The only reason you came down here was to watch the battle.”