Proverbs 24:27
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
26An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
Ecclesiastes 3:2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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 →