Proverbs 27:25 (WEB)

Passage

The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

Proverbs 27:24 for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

Proverbs 27:25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

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

Proverbs 27:27 There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "removed", "growth", "appears", "grasses", "hills", and "gathered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "removed" and "growth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "for riches are not forever nor does..." into verse 26's "The lambs are for your clothing and...", so "removed" and "growth" 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 "removed" and "growth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.