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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.

Context of Proverbs 24:27

25But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them. 26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips. Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house. 28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead? 29Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

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 5:17At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple.
• 1 Kings 6:7In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.
• Luke 14:28“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money 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

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