Proverbs 27:26
that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
In Context
25Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
27My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
Cross References
Ezekiel 27:21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, these were thy traders with thee, bringing camels, and lambs, and rams, in which they trade with thee.
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 →