Proverbs 27:26

Those lambs will provide your clothing 1 and the goats will provide the price of the field. 1

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

In Context

25You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears, 1 and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in. 1

27There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household— 1 and nourishment for your servant girls.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 27:21Arabia and all the chiefs of Kedar were traders with you; they provided you with lambs, rams and goats.

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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