27 Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Proverbs 24:27 Cross References - VIN
1 Kings 5:17-18
1 Kings 6:7
7 The temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the temple while it was being built.
Luke 14:28-30
28 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?
29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
30 saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.'