KJV King James Version
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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Proverbs 27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring forth.
ASV American Standard Version
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.
4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
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James 4:13-16Go 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:Luke 12:19-20And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.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.)1 Samuel 28:19Moreover 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.Isaiah 56:12Come 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.Psalm 95:7For 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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