Proverbs 24:27
King James VersionSource notes
“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”
Context
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25But to them that rebuke shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26shall kiss lips that giveth a right answer.
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive with thy lips.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;