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Proverbs 24:27
Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.
Proverbs 24:27 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 24:27 in other translations
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
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In context
24 He that saith to the lawless man, Righteous, thou art, peoples shall denounce him, populations shall curse him;
25 But, to reprovers, one should be pleasant, and, upon them, should come an excellent blessing:
26 Lips, should one kiss with one who answereth in right words.
27 Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.
28 Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:
29 Do not say—According to what he hath done to me, so, will I do to him, I will repay every one according to his work.
30 By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;
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