Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
26They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.
28Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7And when the house was built, it was built of stone perfite, before it was brought, so that there was neither hammer, nor axe, nor any toole of yron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Ecclesiastes 3:2A time to bee borne, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to plucke vp that which 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 →