Proverbs 27:26

The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

In Context

25When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.

27And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 27:21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, these were the traders of thy place in lambs, and wethers, and he-goats: in these were they thy traders.

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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