Proverbs 27:26

Proverbs 27:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
• New International Version (NIV)the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;

Context of Proverbs 27:26

24For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations. 25When the grass is gone, the new growth is seen, And herbs of the mountain are gathered in, The lambs will supply wool for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field. 27And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And for the maintenance of your maids.

Proverbs 27:26 word by word

כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The lambsכֶּ֫בֶשׂkebeώ · lambH3532
• for thy clothingלְבוּשׁlebûsh lebûsh · clothingH3830
• and the goatsעַתּוּד‛attûd ‛attûd · goatH6260
• the priceמְחִירmechîyr · priceH4242
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:26

• Job 31:20If his loins have not thanked and blessed me [for clothing them], And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26The lambs are for thy clothing - So many fleeces are given in some places as rent to the landlord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 The verses sing the praises of the earlier patriarchal life, with its flocks and herds, and tillage of the ground, as compared with the commerce of a later time, with money as its chief or only wealth. Proverbs 27:23 The state - literally, face. The verse is an illustration of John 10:3, John 10:14. Proverbs 27:24 Riches - The money which men may steal, or waste, is contrasted with the land of which the owner is not so easily deprived. Nor…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 We ought to have some business to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, and not to meddle with what we do not understand. We must be diligent and take pains. Let us do what we can, still the world cannot be secured to us, therefore we must choose a more lasting portion; but by the blessing of God upon our honest labours, we may expect to enjoy as much of earthly blessings as is good for us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27Agricultural property can provide food and clothing for generations. These resources need constant work and care, or they will vanish like riches.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. The fact that providential arrangements furnish the means of competence to those who properly use them is another motive to diligence (compare Psa 65:9-13). The hay appeareth--literally, "Grass appeareth" (Job 40:15; Psa 104:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:26

• Agriculture
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings