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For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
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Wealth and Power are Fleeting
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse's core message is a warning about the temporary nature of earthly security. Both material wealth ('riches') and positional authority ('the crown') are described as fleeting and uncertain. They are not guaranteed to last a lifetime, let alone be passed down through generations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Proverbs 27:23 sings the praises of the earlier patriarchal life, with its flocks and herds, and tillage of the ground, as compared wit…
19th Century
Anglican
For riches are not for ever.—Compare to Proverbs 23:5. So it is good to have a sure source of income, like husbandry or c…
Baptist
Those who are diligent generally prosper, and those who are diligent in spiritual things shall have all that their souls need. They shall be clothe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For riches [are] not for ever. A man cannot be assured of the continuance of them; they are uncertain things, here today …
We ought to have some work to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, nor to interfere in matters we do not understand. We must be diligent …
