Verse Comparison: Proverbs 24:27
American Standard Version
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
Amplified® Bible
[Put first things first.] Prepare your work outside and get it ready for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house {and} establish a home.
Contemporary English Version
Get your fields ready and plant your crops before starting a home.
Darby English Version
Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
Good News Bible
Don't build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.
King James Version
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
New American Standard Bible
Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.
New International Version
Finish your outdoor work
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
New King James Version
Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.
Revised Standard Version
Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house.
Young's Literal Translation
Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
