Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
WEB
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
YLT
Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
DBT
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.