Proverbs 27:27 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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 "plenty", "goats", "milk", "food", "family", "nourishment", and "servant". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "plenty" and "goats", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "The lambs are for your clothing and...", giving immediate footing for "plenty" and "goats". In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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