PROVERBS 27:25

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.”

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Proverbs 27:25 Translation & Meaning

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The hay חָ֭צִיר Grass; also a leek (collectively) hay
appeareth, גָּלָ֣ה To denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal appeareth
and the tender grass דֶ֑שֶׁא A sprout; by analogy, grass tender grass
sheweth itself, וְנִרְאָה To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) sheweth itself
and herbs עִשְּׂב֥וֹת Grass (or any tender shoot) herbs
of the mountains הָרִֽים׃ A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) mountains
are gathered. וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ To gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.) are gathered

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  • 23  Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

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

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

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

  • 27  And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.




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