Proverbs 27:25
The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
In Context
24for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
26Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
Cross References
Psalms 104:14he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
Proverbs 10:5He who gathers the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:24-27
The Reward of Prudence. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? 25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. Here is, I. A command given us… Read the whole commentary →