Proverbs 27:26 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

Proverbs 27:25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

Proverbs 27:26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

Proverbs 27:27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lambs", "clothing", "goats", "price", and "field". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lambs" and "clothing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "The hay appeareth and the tender grass..." into verse 27's "And thou shalt have goats milk enough...", so "lambs" and "clothing" 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 "lambs" and "clothing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.