Proverbs 27 · Verse 1

Proverbs 27:1

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:1, King James Version

Proverbs 27:1 in other translations

BSBDo not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
WEBDon’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
ASVBoast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
YLTBoast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
DARBYBoast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
BBEDo not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
WebsterBoast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

What does Proverbs 27:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Pr 27:1-27. 1. Do not confide implicitly in your plans (Pr 16:9; 19:21; Jas 4:13-15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

To-morrow is uncertain. Self-praise forbidden. Anger and envy. Reproof from a friend. Want makes us feel the value of a supply. A good neighbor. Beware of suretyship. Suspicious praise. The quarrelsome woman. One friend helps another. Man insatiable. The incorrigible fool. Domestic cares. The profit of flocks for food and raiment. Verse 1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow - See note on Jam 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 thus: Ne glorie thou into the morewenning. Here we see the derivation of our word morning; morewenning, from more, and wen or won, to dwelt, i.e., a continuance of time to live or dwell in your present habitation. Every man wishes to live longer, and therefore wishes for to-morrow; and when to-morrow comes, then to-morrow, and so on.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 27:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תִּ֭תְהַלֵּלTit.ha.lelyou boastH1984
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomin a dayH3117
מָחָ֑רma.ChartomorrowH4279
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תֵ֝דַ֗עte.Da'you knowH3045
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
יֵּ֥לֶדYe.ledwill it bring forthH3205
יֽוֹם\׃Yoma dayH3117

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Cross references for Proverbs 27:1

  • James 4:13-16

    Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

  • 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. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  • 2 Corinthians 6:2

    (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 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,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Observations of self love;
5 of true love;
11 of care to avoid offenses;
23 and of the household care.

Boast.
Ps 95:7; Isa 56:12; Lu 12:19,20; 2Co 6:2; Jas 4:13-16
to-morrow. Heb. to-morrow day. thou.
1Sa 28:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  • Proverbs 27:2

    Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

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Proverbs 27:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		NO te jactes del día de mañana; porque no sabes qué dará de sí el día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne te glorifie pas du jour de demain, car tu ne sais pas ce qu’un jour enfantera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Rühme dich nicht des morgenden Tages, denn du weißt nicht, was ein Tag gebiert.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.