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 rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour 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.

Proverbs 24:27 word by word

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

• 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 5:17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
• 1 Kings 6:7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that 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, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient 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

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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