Proverbs 27:25 (GNV)

Passage

The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.

Proverbs 27:24 For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.

Proverbs 27:25 The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

Proverbs 27:26 The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.

Proverbs 27:27 And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "discouereth", "selfe", "grasse", "appeareth", "herbes", "mountaines", and "gathered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "discouereth" and "selfe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "For riches remaine not alway nor the..." into verse 26's "The lambes are for thy clothing and...", so "discouereth" and "selfe" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "discouereth" and "selfe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.