English Standard Version
Proverbs 27:1
1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Proverbs 27:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.
Context of Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. 3A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:1 word by word
אַֽל־תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה־יֵּ֥לֶד יֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:1
- Psalms 95:7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,
- Isaiah 56:12"Come," they say, "let me get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure."
- Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."'
- 2 Corinthians 6:2For he says, "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
- James 4:13Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"—
- 1 Samuel 28:19Moreover, the Lord will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The Lord will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines."
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Boast not thyself of to-morrow - See note on James 4:13, etc. Do not depend on any future moment for spiritual good which at present thou needest, and God is willing to give, and without which, should death surprise thee, thou must be eternally lost; such as repentance, faith in Christ, the pardon of sin, the witness of the Holy Spirit, and complete renovation of soul. Be incessant in thy application to God for these blessings. My old MS. Bible translates…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 We know not what a day may bring forth. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not put off the great work of conversion, that one thing needful.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1We should plan (Proverbs 24:27), but our plans succeed only if God wills it (Proverbs 16:1, 3, 33; James 4:13–16). Only foolish people think they control the future.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27Pr 27:1-27. 1. Do not confide implicitly in your plans (Pr 16:9; 19:21; Jas 4:13-15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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