Proverbs 24:27

New English Translation

Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built.

Proverbs 24:26

Like a kiss on the lips is the one who gives an honest answer.

Proverbs 27:23

Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,

Ecclesiastes 3:1

For everything there is an appointed time, and an appropriate time for every activity on earth:

Ecclesiastes 3:2

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;