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 people will be pleased with those who convict a guilty person, and a great blessing will come to them. 26Giving a straight answer is ⌞like⌟ a kiss on the lips. Prepare your work outside, and get things ready for yourself in the field. Afterwards, build your house. 28Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason, and do not deceive with your lips. 29Do not say, “I’ll treat him as he treated me. I’ll pay him back for what he has done to me.”

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 commanded them to quarry large, expensive blocks of stone in order to provide a foundation of cut stone for the temple.
• 1 Kings 6:7The temple was built with stone blocks that were finished at the quarry. No hammer, chisel, or any other iron tool made a sound at the temple construction site.
• Luke 14:28“Suppose you want to build a tower. You would first sit down and figure out what it costs. Then you would see if you have enough money 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