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for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t boast about tomorrow, for you don&#8217t know what a day might bring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't brag about tomorrow! Each day brings its own surprises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not brag about tomorrow, because you do not know what another day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Never boast about tomorrow. You don't know what will happen between now and then. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, "" For you do not know what a day brings forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not boast upon the day of the morrow, for thou shalt not know what a day shall bring forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what any day may bring forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />BOAST not for tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what it brings forth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/27-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5479" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/27.htm">Do not Boast about Tomorrow</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: tiṯ·hal·lêl (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms) -- To shine.">boast</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">about tomorrow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4279.htm" title="4279: mā·ḥār (Adv) -- Tomorrow, in time to come. Probably from 'achar; properly, deferred, i.e. The morrow; usually tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ṯê·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yê·leḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">may bring.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-15</a></span><br />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.” / 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. / Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-34.htm">Matthew 6:34</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:12</a></span><br />For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-6.htm">Job 7:6-7</a></span><br />My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope. / Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Isaiah 56:12</a></span><br />“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5-6</a></span><br />You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah / Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-12.htm">Psalm 90:12</a></span><br />So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:14</a></span><br />In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-32.htm">1 Corinthians 15:32</a></span><br />If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-8</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a></span><br />But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Psalm 49:11-13</a></span><br />Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes. / But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. / This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-25.htm">Luke 9:25</a></span><br />What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-2.htm">2 Corinthians 6:2</a></span><br />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!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Boast not yourself of to morrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.</p><p class="hdg">boast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7</a></b></br> For he <i>is</i> our God; and we <i>are</i> the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Isaiah 56:12</a></b></br> Come ye, <i>say they</i>, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, <i>and</i> much more abundant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19,20</a></b></br> And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, <i>and</i> be merry… </p><p class="hdg">to-morrow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/28-19.htm">1 Samuel 28:19</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow <i>shalt</i> thou and thy sons <i>be</i> with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-5.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Day's</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-23.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-28.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-5.htm">Outcome</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-6.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-28.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-28.htm">To-Morrow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-15.htm">Day's</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-6.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-12.htm">Outcome</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">To-Morrow</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">observations of self love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">of true love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-11.htm">of care to avoid offenses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">and of the household care</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not boast about tomorrow</b><br>This phrase cautions against the arrogance of presuming upon the future. In biblical context, boasting is often associated with pride, which is condemned throughout Scripture (<a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-16</a>). The Bible consistently teaches the importance of humility and reliance on God’s will. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, where life was uncertain and heavily dependent on agriculture and weather, this warning would resonate deeply. The unpredictability of life is a theme echoed in Jesus' parable of the rich fool (<a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>), where the man plans for many years without considering God's sovereignty over his life.<p><b>for you do not know</b><br>This part emphasizes human limitations and the unpredictability of life. It reflects the biblical understanding that only God is omniscient (<a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9-10</a>). The acknowledgment of human ignorance is a call to trust in God's wisdom and plan. This aligns with the teachings in Ecclesiastes, where the Preacher speaks of the futility of human endeavors without divine guidance (<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:11</a>). The phrase also serves as a reminder of the need for daily dependence on God, as seen in the Lord's Prayer, where Jesus teaches to ask for "daily bread" (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>).<p><b>what a day may bring</b><br>This phrase highlights the uncertainty of daily life and the potential for unforeseen events. In the historical context of ancient Israel, where life was subject to sudden changes due to political upheaval, natural disasters, or personal misfortune, this would be a poignant reminder of the need for faith and preparedness. Theologically, it underscores the transient nature of earthly life and the importance of living with an eternal perspective. This is further illustrated in the teachings of Jesus, who advises His followers to store up treasures in heaven rather than on earth (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>). The unpredictability of life is also a call to live righteously and be ready for the Lord's return, as emphasized in the parable of the ten virgins (<a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His teachings often focus on practical living and moral conduct.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context of Proverbs is rooted in ancient Israel, where wisdom literature was a key component of spiritual and ethical instruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_future.htm">The Future</a></b><br>The concept of the future is central to this verse, emphasizing the uncertainty and unpredictability of what is to come.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_planning.htm">Humility in Planning</a></b><br>Recognize that while planning is wise, boasting about future plans reflects a lack of humility and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Trust in God's providence and control over the future, rather than relying solely on human understanding and effort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_present.htm">Living in the Present</a></b><br>Focus on the opportunities and responsibilities of today, rather than being consumed by what may or may not happen tomorrow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_speech.htm">Wisdom in Speech</a></b><br>Be cautious with your words, especially when speaking about the future, to avoid prideful assumptions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust.htm">Faith and Trust</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of faith that trusts God with the unknowns of tomorrow, resting in His perfect plan and timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_27_1_oppose_planning.htm">Proverbs 27:1 – Does caution against boasting about tomorrow conflict with planning or long-term stewardship taught elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_take_on_selfies.htm">What is the Bible's view on selfie culture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_aid_disease_healing.htm">Why boast about your own achievements?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_bible_truth.htm">What does the Bible say about tomorrow's events?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXVII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Boast not thyself of to-morrow.</span>--This is forbidden also in <a href="/james/4-13.htm" title="Go to now, you 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:">James 4:13</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span>; 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 (<a href="/matthew/6-34.htm" title="Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof.">Matthew 6:34</a>), 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 (<span class= "ital">ibid., </span>26, 30, 33), and looking up to Him daily for protection, guidance, and support.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-6.</span> - These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Boast not thyself of tomorrow.</span> He boasts himself (<a href="/proverbs/25-14.htm">Proverbs 25:14</a>) 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. <span class="cmt_word">For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.</span> Our Lord gave a lesson on this matter in the parable of the rich fool (<a href="/luke/12.htm">Luke 12</a>.); and an analogous warning, based on our verse, is given by St. James (<a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13</a>, etc.). On this topic moralists and poets are always dilating. Very familiar are the words of Horace ('Carm.,' 4:7, 17) - <p><span class="foreign">"Quis scit, an adjiciant hodiernae crastina summae<br />Tempora di superi?"</span> Euripides, 'Alc.,' 783 - <p><span class="greek">Οὐκ ἔστι θνητῶν ὅστις ἐξεπίσταται</span><br /><span class="greek">Τὴν αὔριον μέλλουσαν εἰ βιώσεται</span><br /><span class="greek">Τὸ τῆςτύχης γὰρ ἀφανὲς οῖ προβήσεται</span><br /><span class="greek">Κἄστ οὐ διδακτόν οὐδ ἁλίσκεται τέχνη</span> Every day in thy life, says the Arab, "is a leaf in thy history." Seneca wrote ('Thyest.,' 621) - <p><span class="foreign">"Nemo tam divos habuit faventes<br />Crastinum ut possit sibi pelliceri,<br />Res deus nostras celeri citatas<br />Turbine versat."</span> There is the adage, "Nescis quid serus vesper vehat." The LXX. has, as at ch. 3:28, "Thou knowest not what the next day (<span class="greek">ἡ ἐπιοῦσα</span>) shall bring forth." (For the expression, <span class="greek">ἡ ἐπιοῦσα</span>, comp. <a href="/acts/7-26.htm">Acts 7:26</a>; <a href="/acts/16-11.htm">Acts 16:11</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/27-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">boast</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·hal·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about tomorrow,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵ֝דַ֗ע</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a day</span><br /><span class="heb">יֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may bring.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵּ֥לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(yê·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:1 Don't boast about tomorrow (Prov. 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