Proverbs 27:25
When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
In Context
24For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
26The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
Cross References
Psalms 104:14Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
Proverbs 10:5A wise son gathereth in summer; but a son that doeth shamefully sleepeth 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 →