Verse 27
Proverbs 24:27
New King James Version
27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּ/ח֨וּץ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗/ךָ וְ/עַתְּדָ֣/הּ בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑/ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּ/בָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
Prepare your work outside and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterward, build your house.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 24 Context
1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
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2
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
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And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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5
A wise man
is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
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6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors
there is safety.
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7
Wisdom
is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
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9
The thought of foolishness
is sin: and the scorner
is
an abomination to men.
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10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength
is small.
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11
If thou forbear to deliver
them that are drawn unto death, and
those that are ready to be slain;
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12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider
it? and he tha...
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13
My son, eat thou honey, because
it is good; and the honeycomb,
which is sweet to thy taste:
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14
So
shall the knowledge of wisdom
be unto thy soul: when thou hast found
it, then there shall be a re...
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15
Lay not wait, O wicked
man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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16
For a just
man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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18
Lest the LORD see
it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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19
Fret not thyself because of evil
men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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20
For there shall be no reward to the evil
man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:
and meddle not with them that are given to change:
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22
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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23
These
things also
belong to the wise.
It is
not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou
art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor h...
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25
But to them that rebuke
him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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26
Every man shall kiss
his lips that giveth a right answer.
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27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house...
28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive
not with thy lips.
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29
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone...
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32
Then I saw,
and considered
it well: I looked upon
it, and received instruction.
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33
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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