Proverbs 24:27
Make redie thy worke that is without, and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde: and then buylde thyne house.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
26Euery man shall kisse his lippes that geueth a good aunswere.
28Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:2There is a tyme to be borne, and a tyme to dye: there is a tyme to plant, and a tyme to plucke vp the thyng that is planted.
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 →