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27 
Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
[a]Afterward build your house and establish a home.

28 
Do not be a witness against your [b]neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].(A)
29 
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:27 Establishing your priorities and proceeding in an orderly manner brings its own reward.
  2. Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.

27 Put your outdoor work in order
    and get your fields ready;
    after that, build your house.

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)
    would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(B)

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27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

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