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 · 2000

The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The lambs are for your clothing, and the he-goats make the value of a field:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Lambs <FI>are<Fi> for thy clothing, And the price of the field <FI>are<Fi> he-goats,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.25The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

v.26This passage

v.27Andthere will begoats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.

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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