King James Version
Proverbs 27:1 in the King James Version says “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. heavy: Heb. heaviness
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Boast”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
“not what a day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“not thyself of to morrow”
H4279properly, deferred, i.e., the morrow; usually (adverbially) tomorrow; indefinitely, hereafter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for thou knowest”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“may bring forth”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“not what a day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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