Proverbs 27:26
“The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field.”
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Proverbs 27:26 Context
24For riches are not for euer: and doth the crowne endure to euery generation? 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grasse sheweth it selfe, and herbes of the mountaines are gathered. 26The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of thy field. 27And thou shalt haue goats milke enough for thy food, for the food of thy houshold, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 27:26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
- King James Version
The lambs {will be} for your clothing, And the goats {will bring} the price of a field,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
- American Standard Version (1901)
The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field:
- Basic English Bible
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
- Darby Bible
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
- Webster's Bible
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
- World English Bible
Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
- Youngs Literal Bible
The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 27:26
27:26 The price - By the sale whereof thou mayest either pay the rent of the field which thou hirest, or purchase fields or lands. Goats might better be spared and sold than sheep, which brought a more constant profit to the owner.