Proverbs 24:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁷ Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thine house.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ [Put first things first.] Prepare your work outside and get it ready for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house and establish a home.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

Common English Bible

²⁷ Get your outside work done; make preparations in the field; then you can build your house.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ Prepare your outdoor work, and diligently cultivate your field, so that afterward, you may build your house.

Proverbs 24:27 Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

And 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.

Proverbs 24:26

He kisseth the lips That giveth a right answer.

Proverbs 27:23

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:2

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;