Proverbs 24:27

Proverbs 24:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
• New International Version (NIV)Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.

Context of Proverbs 24:27

25But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight, And a good blessing will come upon them. 26He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people] Who gives a right and straightforward answer. Prepare your work outside And get it ready for yourself in the field; Afterward build your house and establish a home. 28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths]. 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his deed.”

Proverbs 24:27 word by word

הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• thy workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• and make it fitעָתֹד‛âthad · be readyH6257
• for thyself in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and afterwardsאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:27

• 1 Kings 5:17The king gave orders, and they quarried great stones, valuable stones, to lay the foundation of the house (temple) with cut stones.
• 1 Kings 6:7While it was being built, the house was built of stone prepared and finished (precut) at the quarry, and no hammer, axe, or iron tool of any kind was heard in the house while it was under construction.
• Luke 14:28For which one of you, when he wants to build a watchtower [for his guards], does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Prepare thy work without - Do nothing without a plan. In winter prepare seed, implements, tackle, geers, etc., for seed-time and harvest.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27i. e., Get an estate into good order before erecting a house on it. To “build a house” may, however, be equivalent (compare Exodus 1:21; Deuteronomy 25:9; Rth 4:11 ) to “founding a family;” and the words a warning against a hasty and imprudent marriage. The young man is taught to cultivate his land before he has to bear the burdens of a family. Further, in a spiritual sense, the “field” may be the man‘s outer common work, the “house” the dwelling-place of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 We must prefer necessaries before conveniences, and not go in debt.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Saying 3: A wise person finds a way to earn money before spending it on themselves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. Prepare ... in the field--Secure, by diligence, a proper support, and then build; provide necessaries, then comforts, to which a house rather pertained, in a mild climate, permitting the use of tents.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:27

• Economics
• Prudence
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings