KJV King James Version
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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Proverbs 27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,
WEB World English Bible
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
ASV American Standard Version
The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 27
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
27 And [thou shalt have] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
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