Boast not, &c. Compare James 4:13.
thyself... thou. Second person.
thou knowest not. Illustrations: Jonathan (1 Samuel 23:17. Compare Proverbs 31:2); Abner (2 Samuel 3:9; 2 Samuel 3:10. Compare Proverbs 3:27); Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20:3. Compare Proverbs 27:11); Ahab (1 Kings 22:26; 1 Kings 22:27; 1 Kings 22:34); Haman (Esther 5:12; Esther 7:1; Esther 7:10); Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30; Daniel 4:31); the rich fool (Luke 12:20).
CHAPTER XXVII _To-morrow is uncertain. Self-praise forbidden. Anger and envy._ _Reproof from a friend. Want makes us feel the value of a_ _supply. A good neighbour. Beware of suretyship. Suspicious...
V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the phrases “My son” and the persona...
A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverbs 27:4 a...
_a day_ This is taken to mean _the_(coming) _day, the morrow_, both by LXX. (ἡ ἐπιοῦσα), and Vulg. (superventura dies), as well as by some modern commentators (comp. St James 4:13-14); but the absence...
DISCOURSE: 811 A CAUTION AGAINST DEPENDING UPON FUTURE TIME Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of to-morrow: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth_. THE opinions of men are not less opposite...
CHAPTER 27 TEXT Proverbs 27:1-9 1. Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest now what a day may bring forth. 2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not th...
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TO-MORROW (OF WHAT THOU WILT DO TOMORROW); FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH - w...
SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
See James 4:13-17 and Luke 12:16-21. God controls your life. You could die tomorrow. So trust God about the future. And be ready to meet God (Amos 4:12)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 27 V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow. You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
XXVII. (1) BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TO-MORROW. — This is forbidden also in James 4:13, _sqq._; but there on the higher ground that it argues a want of submission to the will of Almighty God. This temper o...
אַֽל ־תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּ יֹ֣ום מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא
CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men ar...
“HEARTY COUNSEL” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is _friends_, Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs 27:9-10; Proverbs 27:14; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 19:1-29. Friends, according to the original se...
Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
Boast not thyself of to (a) morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (a) Do not delay the time, but take the opportunity when it is offered....
CONTENTS. The sacred writer in this chapter, is still prosecuting the proverbial method of instruction, and adopting various figures for conveying divine truths. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW,.... Or, "of tomorrow day" t. Either of having a tomorrow, or of any future time; no man can assure himself of more than the present time; for, however desirable long lif...
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Ver. 1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow._] That is, Of what thou wilt do hereafter, Exodus 13:14 _, marg._ _in quovis t...
_Boast not thyself of to-morrow_ Of any good thing which thou purposest to do, or hopest to receive to-morrow or hereafter; _for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth_ What may happen in the spa...
EXALTATION OF SELF LEADS TO FOLLY...
Boast not thyself of tomorrow, by proudly setting forth the assured success of one's schemes in the future; FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH, the future with both its successes and fail...
HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
TOMORROW: _ Heb._ tomorrow day...
PROVERBS CHAPTER 27 Counsel against self-conceitedness, PROVERBS 27:1,2. The evil effects of envy, PROVERBS 27:4. The praises of a faithful friend, PROVERBS 27:5. The different fruits of prudence and
Proverbs 27:1 boast H1984 (H8691) tomorrow H4279 know H3045 (H8799) day H3117 forth H3205 (H8799) B
Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth._ Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or what sh...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
_Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth._ ON THE CONDUCT TO BE HELD WITH REGARD TO FUTURE EVENTS It is needless to prove the change and mutability of our pres...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 27:1 These proverbs both concern boasting; BOAST and PRAISE are different forms of the same Hebrew word. In v....
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 27:1_ DIVINE PROPERTY I. A POSSESSION EXCLUSIVELY DIVINE. Both the distant and the immediate future belong to God alone; not only does He possess the exclusive control of...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 27:1 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. PROVERBS 27:1 BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1). Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
1 Samuel 28:19; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Isaiah 56:12; James 4:13; Luke
MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE Proverbs 27:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament w...
Boast not — Of any good thing which thou purposeth to do, or hopest to receive tomorrow, or hereafter. Knowest not — What may happen in the space of one day. The day is said to bring forth, what God b...