Proverbs 24:27 Cross References - NSB

²⁷ Prepare your outside work. Make it fit for yourself in the field. After that build your house.

¹⁷ King Solomon command that they cut fine large stones for the foundation of the Temple. ¹⁸ Solomon's and Hiram's workers and men from the city of Gebal prepared the stones and the timber to build the Temple.

⁷ The stones with which the Temple was built were prepared at the quarry. That way there was no noise made by hammers, axes, or any other iron tools as the Temple was built.

²⁸ »If you plan to build a tower, you sit down first and figure out what it will cost. Then you see if you have enough money to finish the job. ²⁹ »If you do not, you will not be able to finish the project after laying the foundation. Everyone who sees what happened will ridicule and poke fun of you. ³⁰ »‘You started and could not finish,’ they will say.