Proverbs 27:23 — Meaning and Application

{As} the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so {is} a man to his praise.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, {yet} will not his foolishness depart from him.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, {and} look well to thy herds. {look...: Heb. set thy heart}

For riches {are} not for ever: and doth the crown {endure} to every generation? {riches: Heb. strength} {to...: Heb. to generation and generation?}

The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.