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Proverbs 27:1 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Proverbs 27:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 27 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Proverbs on Friendship and Prudence
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day”
Proverbs 27:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 27:1
This proverb warns against presumption about the future: 'Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.' The command forbids boasting (halal) about tomorrow—making confident predictions or plans without acknowledging human ignorance and God's sovereignty. We 'knowest not' (lo teda) what a single day may produce. This calls for humility about the future, recognizing that life is uncertain and under God's control, not ours. James echoes this: 'ye know not what shall be on the morrow...ye ought to say, If the Lord will' (James 4:14-15). The proverb doesn't forbi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:1
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“you who say”
“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'”
“At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.{Isaiah 49:8} Behold”
“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.”
“[say they]”
“and the sheep in his care. Today”