Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. New Living Translation Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring. English Standard Version Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Berean Standard Bible Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. King James Bible Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. New King James Version Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. New American Standard Bible Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring. NASB 1995 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. NASB 1977 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Legacy Standard Bible Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Amplified Bible Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring. Christian Standard Bible Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring. American Standard Version Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what it brings forth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth. Contemporary English Version Don't brag about tomorrow! Each day brings its own surprises. Douay-Rheims Bible Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth. English Revised Version Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not brag about tomorrow, because you do not know what another day may bring. Good News Translation Never boast about tomorrow. You don't know what will happen between now and then. International Standard Version Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring. JPS Tanakh 1917 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Literal Standard Version Do not boast about tomorrow, | For you do not know what a day brings forth. Majority Standard Bible Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. New American Bible Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what any day may bring forth. NET Bible Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth. New Revised Standard Version Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. New Heart English Bible Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Webster's Bible Translation Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. World English Bible Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring. Young's Literal Translation Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow1Do 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.… Cross References Luke 12:19 Then I will say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!"' Luke 12:20 But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?' James 4:13 Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit." James 4:14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 1 Kings 20:11 And the king of Israel replied, "Tell him: 'The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.'" Treasury of Scripture Boast not yourself of to morrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth. boast Psalm 95:7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, Isaiah 56:12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. Luke 12:19,20 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry… to-morrow 1 Samuel 28:19 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. Jump to Previous Boast Day's Forth Morrow Noise Outcome Thyself Tomorrow To-MorrowJump to Next Boast Day's Forth Morrow Noise Outcome Thyself Tomorrow To-MorrowProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care XXVII. (1) Boast not thyself of to-morrow.--This is forbidden also in James 4:13, sqq.; but there on the higher ground that it argues a want of submission to the will of Almighty God. This temper of mind, as well as the opposite one of too great anxiety for the morrow (Matthew 6:34), proceed from the same cause, too much dependence upon self, and are only to be met by learning to realise the love of God for His children (ibid., 26, 30, 33), and looking up to Him daily for protection, guidance, and support. Verses 1-6. - These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Verse 1. - Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself (Proverbs 25:14) of tomorrow who counts upon it presumptuously, settles that he will do this or that, as if his life was in his own power, and he could make sure of time. This is blindness and arrogance. For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Our Lord gave a lesson on this matter in the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12.); and an analogous warning, based on our verse, is given by St. James (James 4:13, etc.). On this topic moralists and poets are always dilating. Very familiar are the words of Horace ('Carm.,' 4:7, 17) -"Quis scit, an adjiciant hodiernae crastina summae Οὐκ ἔστι θνητῶν ὅστις ἐξεπίσταται "Nemo tam divos habuit faventes Hebrew Do notאַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not boast תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל (tiṯ·hal·lêl) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1984: To shine about tomorrow, בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you do not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know תֵ֝דַ֗ע (ṯê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what a day יֽוֹם׃ (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day may bring. יֵּ֥לֶד (yê·leḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage Links Proverbs 27:1 NIVProverbs 27:1 NLT Proverbs 27:1 ESV Proverbs 27:1 NASB Proverbs 27:1 KJV Proverbs 27:1 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:1 French Bible Proverbs 27:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:1 Don't boast about tomorrow (Prov. 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