American Standard Version
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 them that rebukehim shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. 26He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. 28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. 29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:27 word by word
הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:27
- 1 Kings 5:17And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.
- 1 Kings 6:7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
- Luke 14:28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete 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
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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
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