Proverbs 24:27
First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.
1 Kings 5:17-18
The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones.
1 Kings 6:7
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
"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?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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Bible References
General references
1 Kings 5:17
The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones.
1 Kings 6:7
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
"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?