Proverbs 27:25

Proverbs 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
• New International Version (NIV)When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

Context of Proverbs 27:25

23Always take care of your sheep and your goats, as well as your cows. 24Your riches will not be there for ever. One family does not rule a kingdom for ever. One day you will cut the grass in your fields and then new grass will grow. You will store the grass that has grown on the hills. 26Then you will use the wool from your sheep to make clothes. You make clothes from your sheep's wool. You will sell your goats, and you will buy a field. 27You will have enough milk from your goats to feed yourself, your family and your female servants.

Proverbs 27:25 word by word

גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂב֥וֹת הָרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The hayחָצִירchâtsîyr · grassH2682
• appearethגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• and the tender grassדֶּ֫שֶׁאdeshe' · grassH1877
• shewethרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• itself, and herbsעֵ֫שֶׂב‛eώeb · vegetationH6212
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• are gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:25

• Proverbs 10:5A wise man cuts his crops at harvest time and he stores them. But anyone who does no work at harvest time brings shame.
• Psalms 104:14You give grass for farm animals to eat. You give crops for people to plant. In that way, people get food from the ground.

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The hay appeareth - Take care that this be timeously mown, carefully dried and safely ricked or housed. And when the tender grass and the proper herbs appear in the mountains in the spring, then send forth the lambs, the young of the flock, that they may get suitable pasturage, without too much impoverishing the home fields; for by the sale of the lambs and goats, the price of the field is paid - all the landlord's demands are discharged. Either a certain…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 27:25

• Agriculture
• Hay
• Industry
• Spring

In the dictionaries

• Answer
• Boast
• Bray
• Contentious
• Hay
• Leek
• Look
• Soul
• Wrath
• Grass

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