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Proverbs 27:23
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Proverbs 27:23
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23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(A)
give careful attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:23
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Proverbs 27:23
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
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1 Peter 5:2
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1 Peter 5:2
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2 Be shepherds of God’s flock(A) that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be;(B) not pursuing dishonest gain,(C) but eager to serve;
1 Peter 5:2
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1 Peter 5:2
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2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
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John 21:15-17
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John 21:15-17
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Jesus Reinstates Peter
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”(A)
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”(B)
16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”(C)
17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?”(D) He said, “Lord, you know all things;(E) you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.(F)
John 21:15-17
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John 21:15-17
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15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
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2 Chronicles 26:10
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2 Chronicles 26:10
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10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
2 Chronicles 26:10
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2 Chronicles 26:10
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10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
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Genesis 33:13
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Genesis 33:13
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13 But Jacob said to him, “My lord(A) knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young.(B) If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.
Genesis 33:13
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Genesis 33:13
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13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
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Proverbs 24:32
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Proverbs 24:32
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32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Proverbs 24:32
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Proverbs 24:32
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32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
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John 10:3
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John 10:3
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3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.(A) He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.(B)
John 10:3
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John 10:3
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3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
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Ezekiel 34:31
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Ezekiel 34:31
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31 You are my sheep,(A) the sheep of my pasture,(B) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
Ezekiel 34:31
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Ezekiel 34:31
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31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.
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Deuteronomy 32:46
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Deuteronomy 32:46
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46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day,(A) so that you may command(B) your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 32:46
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Deuteronomy 32:46
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46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
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Ezekiel 34:22-24
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Ezekiel 34:22-24
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22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another.(A) 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(B) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(C) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(D) and my servant David(E) will be prince among them.(F) I the Lord have spoken.(G)
Ezekiel 34:22-24
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Ezekiel 34:22-24
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22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.
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1 Chronicles 27:29-31
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1 Chronicles 27:29-31
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29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.(A)
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Jaziz the Hagrite(B) was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
1 Chronicles 27:29-31
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1 Chronicles 27:29-31
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29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
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Genesis 31:38-40
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Genesis 31:38-40
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38 “I have been with you for twenty years now.(A) Your sheep and goats have not miscarried,(B) nor have I eaten rams from your flocks. 39 I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen(C) by day or night.(D) 40 This was my situation: The heat consumed me in the daytime and the cold at night, and sleep fled from my eyes.(E)
Genesis 31:38-40
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Genesis 31:38-40
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38 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
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1 Samuel 17:28
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1 Samuel 17:28
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28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger(A) at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”
1 Samuel 17:28
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1 Samuel 17:28
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28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
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