Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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Gill's Exposition
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me,.... He has falsely accused and reproached me, and bore a false testimony, or suborned false witnesses against me, and I will do the same to him, now…
Barnes' Notes
i. e., Get an estate into good order before erecting a house on it. To “build a house” may, however, be equivalent (compare Exo 1:21; Deu 25:9; Rth 4:11) to “founding a family;” and the words a…
Matthew Henry
This is a rule of prudence in the management of household affairs; for all good men should be good husbands, and manage with discretion, which would prevent a great deal of sin, and trouble, and…
Cambridge Bible
thy work viz. the work required for building thy house. Follow the course pursued in the erection of the Temple, 1Ki 6:7. Comp. 1Ch 28:2, I had made ready(the same Heb. word as is here rendered…