The Meaning of Proverbs 24:27 Explained

Proverbs 24:27

KJV: Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

YLT: Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

Darby: Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.

ASV: Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Prepare  thy work  without,  and make it fit  for thyself in the field;  and afterwards  build  thine house. 

What does Proverbs 24:27 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The farmer must pay more attention to the cultivation of his fields than to his personal comfort. Likewise everyone should put a well-ordered life, including a measure of financial security, ahead of getting married and starting a family. In a broader application, we should keep first things first. [1]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:27 mean?

Prepare outside your work and Make it fit in the field for yourself afterward and build your house -
הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ פ

הָ֘כֵ֤ן  Prepare 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
בַּח֨וּץ ׀  outside 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חוּץ  
Sense: outside, outward, street, the outside.
מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ  your  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ  and  Make  it  fit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: עָתַד  
Sense: to be ready, make ready, prepare.
בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה  in  the  field 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
לָ֑ךְ  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
אַ֝חַ֗ר  afterward 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
וּבָנִ֥יתָ  and  build 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בֵיתֶֽךָ  your  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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