Proverbs 27:1

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
ESV
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
NLT
1 Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.
MSG
1 Don't brashly announce what you're going to do tomorrow; you don't know the first thing about tomorrow.
CSB
1 Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring.

Proverbs 27:1 In-Context

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 1 Kings 20:11
  • 2. Matthew 6:34; Luke 12:19-20; James 4:13-16
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