Proverbs 27:26
What does Proverbs 27:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 27:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
KJV
King James Version · 1611The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lambs <FI>are<Fi> for thy clothing, And the price of the field <FI>are<Fi> he-goats,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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