Proverbs 24:27
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Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.

1 Kings 5:17,18 And the king commanded that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them: . . .

1 Kings 6:7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stones, hewed and made ready: so that there was neither hammer nor axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the house when it was in building.

Luke 14:28-30 For which of you, having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it: . . .

Context
Further Sayings of the Wise
26He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words. 27Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.28Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.…
Cross References
Proverbs 24:26
He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.

Proverbs 27:23
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:

Lexicon
Complete
הָ֘כֵ֤ן (hā·ḵên)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect

your outdoor
בַּח֨וּץ ׀ (ba·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

work,
מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ (mə·laḵ·te·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

and prepare
וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ (wə·‘at·tə·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6257: To be ready

your field;
בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה (baś·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land

after that,
אַ֝חַ֗ר (’a·ḥar)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

you can build
וּבָנִ֥יתָ (ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

your house.
בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (ḇê·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; after that, you can build your house.Prepare your work without, and make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterwards build your house.

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

Prepare thy works for thy going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house.

Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.

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

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

Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
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