Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without and make it fit for thyself in thine inheritance, and afterwards thou shalt build thine house.
1 Kings 5:17-18
And the king commanded that they bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the house, and hewed stones.
1 Kings 6:7
And the house, when it was built, was put together of perfect stones made ready before they were brought there; so that there was no hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was being built.
Luke 14:28-30
For which of you intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it?
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Summary
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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General references
1 Kings 5:17
And the king commanded that they bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the house, and hewed stones.
1 Kings 6:7
And the house, when it was built, was put together of perfect stones made ready before they were brought there; so that there was no hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was being built.
Luke 14:28
For which of you intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it?