Proverbs 27:26
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
In Context
25The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
Cross References
Ezekiel 27:21“‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favourite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.
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 →