Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 24:27
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Berean Standard Bible
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
King James Version
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
World English Bible
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
American Standard Version
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 24
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
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