KJV King James Version
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 27:26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
WEB World English Bible
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
ASV American Standard Version
The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Lambs are for thy clothing, And the price of the field are he-goats,
Surrounding context — Proverbs 27
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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