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Proverbs 27:24
for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom teacher addresses a listener managing livestock, placing this warning immediately after advising careful oversight of herds and before noting the agricultural cycle of hay and new growth.
The words — חֹסֶן (chosên) = wealth and לֹא לְעוֹלָם (lo' le-'olam) = not forever, where the negative particle לֹא explicitly negates the duration of the noun.
The thread — This warning about transient assets connects to Proverbs 23:5, which describes wealth disappearing like wings, 1 Timothy 6:17, which forbids hoping in wealth's uncertainty, and Zephaniah 1:18, which states silver and gold cannot deliver on the Day of wrath.
Why it lands — The text states that riches and inherited status do not last, then requires the reader to prioritize active stewardship and practical provision over reliance on temporary security.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Cross-references
- Proverbs 23:5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
- Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
- 2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
- Psalms 89:36 his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- James 1:10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.