Proverbs 27:24 (LSB)

Passage

For wealth is not forever, Neither is a crown from generation to generation.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:22 Though you pound an ignorant fool in a mortar with a pestle in the midst of crushed grain, His folly will not turn aside from him.

Proverbs 27:23 Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;

Proverbs 27:24 For wealth is not forever, Neither is a crown from generation to generation.

Proverbs 27:25 When the grass disappears and the vegetation appears, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

Proverbs 27:26 The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wealth", "forever", "neither", "crown", and "generation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wealth" and "forever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Know well the condition of your flocks..." into verse 25's "When the grass disappears and the vegetation...", so "wealth" and "forever" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wealth" and "forever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.