Proverbs 27:1
Verse 1 of 27. The 27th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
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Proverbs 27:1 in the World English Bible
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.Read Proverbs 27:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:1
Here is, 1. A good caution against presuming upon time to come: Boast not thyself, no, not of to-morrow, much less of many days or years to come. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not promise ourselves the continuance of our lives and comforts till to-morrow, but speak of it with submission to the will of God and as those who with good reason are kept at uncertainty about it.
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