Proverbs 24:27
Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
26He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
28Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7(And the stones used in the building of the house were squared at the place where they were cut out; there was no sound of hammer or axe or any iron instrument while they were building the house.)
Ecclesiastes 3:2A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:24-27
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. Here are lessons for wise men, that is, judges and princes. As subjects must do their duty, and be obedient to magistrates, so magistrates must do their duty in… Read the whole commentary →