Proverbs 24:27
ContextNET © | Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build 1 your house. 2 |
NIV © | Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house. |
NASB © | Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house. |
NLT © | Develop your business first before building your house. |
MSG © | First plant your fields; [then] build your barn. |
BBE © | Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house. |
NRSV © | Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house. |
NKJV © | Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house. |
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NET © | Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build 1 your house. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The perfect tense with vav following the imperatives takes on the force of an imperative here. 2 sn If the term “house” is understood literally, the proverb would mean that one should be financially secure before building a house (cf. NLT). If “house” is figurative for household (metonymy of subject: children or family), the proverb would mean that one should have financial security and provision before starting a family. Some English versions suggest the latter meaning by using the word “home” for “house” (e.g., TEV, CEV). |