Proverbs 27:25

Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

24For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.

26that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.

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Cross References

Psalms 104:14He suffered no man to wrong them; and he rebuked kings for their sakes:

Proverbs 10:5A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.

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 →

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