Proverbs 24:27

²⁵ but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

²⁶ An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

²⁸ Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

²⁹ Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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ÅB: Fullfør din gjerning der ute og gjør den ferdig på marken! Siden kan du bygge ditt hus.
OTB: Forbered ditt arbeid ute, og gjør det klart i marken; deretter, bygg ditt hus.
B1930: Fullfør din gjerning der ute og gjør den ferdig på marken! Siden kan du bygge ditt hus.

BSB: Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
KJV: Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
WEB: Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
ASV: Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
DARBY: Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
BLB: Prepare your work in the outdoors, and make it ready in the field for yourself; and afterward you may build your house.

Luke 14:28–30
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
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1 Kings 5:17–18
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
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1 Kings 6:7
The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
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