Proverbs 27:26

The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

25The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

27And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 27:21They of Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar occupied with thee, in lambes, and rammes and goates: in these were they thy marchants.

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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