 | George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 pages
...upon them. * He*, thai 26 Every man shall kiss his lips * that giveth a right nj^/iivnft. answer. 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. x ch.... | |
 | 1827 - 842 pages
...good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Everyman shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. 27 ssyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Hal ah ; ami afterward! build thine house. 28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause ; and deceive... | |
 | William Jay - Calendars - 1832 - 704 pages
...temple are not found fit, but made so : and Solomon, probably in allusion to his own great undertaking, says, " prepare thy work without, and make it fit...for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house." The wood must be felled, and come under the operation of the axe, the saw, and the plane. The... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 834 pages
...the welfare of our posterity : let us conduct ourselves conformably to that sage advice of Solomon, " Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thine housek." In other words, Let deliberation and foresight so regulate our conduct, that they who succeed... | |
 | John Relly Beard - Families - 1832 - 516 pages
...and the glory of /ion, had only followed that maxim of wisdom, which we find among his Proverbs, " Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field, and afterwards build thy house ;" and, finally, such was the extent and skill of this preparation, that when the materials,... | |
 | Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 pages
...Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 5 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thine house. 6 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons... | |
 | William Jay - Calendars - 1833 - 722 pages
...fit, but made so : and Solomon, probably in allusion to his own great undertaking, says, " prepare my work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house." The wood must be felled, and come under the operation of the axe, the saw, and the plane. The... | |
 | John Dunmore Lang - New South Wales - 1834 - 466 pages
...conquests of his father David ; for it can scarcely apply to the case of a country already settled : " Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and AFTERWARDS build thine house," — Proverbs, xxiv. 27. A prudent settler, who expends his capital in improving his land, and... | |
 | Heinrich Zschokke - Meditations - 1834 - 270 pages
...desire for the improvement and understanding ot his heart. Hear the words of the inspired volume : " Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thy house." Man lives not alone for his food and clothing. He who performs no more than this, overlooks... | |
 | 1835 - 1176 pages
...good blessing shall come upon them. 26. Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. 27. not. 1 1 . Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou thy house. 28. Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause ; and deceive not with thy lips.... | |
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Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thine house. 
