Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- KJV
- Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
- WEB
- Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
- ASV
- Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
- DARBY
- Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
- BLB
- Do not boast about tomorrow for, you do not know what a day will bring forth.
- ÅB
- Ros deg ikke av den dag imorgen, for du vet ikke hva dagen vil føde!
- OTB
- Avstå fra å skryte av morgendagen, for du vet ikke hva en dag kan bringe.
- B1930
- Ros dig ikke av den dag imorgen, for du vet ikke hvad dagen vil føde!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:13–16
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.”
Read in contextLuke 12:19–20
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!”’
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:2
For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
Read in contextIsaiah 56:12
“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Read in context1 Samuel 28:19
Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”
Read in contextPsalms 95:7
For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
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