Verse 27

Prepare your work outside and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18 : 17 You know that my father, David, could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars waged against him from all directions until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet. 18 But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
  • 1 Kgs 6:7 : 7 The house, when it was being built, was constructed of finished stone cut from the quarry, so that no hammer or axe or any iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built.
  • Luke 14:28-30 : 28 For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’