Proverbs 27:25 (LSB)

Passage

When the grass disappears and the vegetation appears, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:23 Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;

Proverbs 27:24 For wealth is not forever, Neither is a crown from generation to generation.

Proverbs 27:25 When the grass disappears and the vegetation appears, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

Proverbs 27:26 The lambs will be for your clothing, And the goats will bring the price of a field,

Proverbs 27:27 And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grass", "disappears", "vegetation", "herbs", "mountains", and "gathered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grass" and "disappears", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "For wealth is not forever Neither is..." into verse 26's "The lambs will be for your clothing...", so "grass" and "disappears" 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 "grass" and "disappears" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.