Proverbs 27:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. ”

Proverbs 27:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Proverbs 27:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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. Proverb...
Proverbs 27:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Boast not, &c. Compare James 4:13-16 . thyself... thou. Second person. thou knowest not. Illustrations: Jonathan ( 1 Samuel 23:17 . Compare Proverbs 31:2 ); Abner ( 2 Samuel 3:9 ; 2 Sa...
Proverbs 27:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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 op...
Proverbs 27:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Boast not thyself of to-morrow - See note on James 4:13 , etc. Do not depend on any future moment for spiritual good...
Proverbs 27:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 fort...
Proverbs 27:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Proverbs 27:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Proverbs 27:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Proverbs 27:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“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...
Proverbs 27:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 calculate...
Proverbs 27:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 o...
Proverbs 27:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Proverbs 27:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 quov...
Proverbs 27:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 sp...
Proverbs 27:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Proverbs 27:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Here is, 1. A good caution against presuming upon time to come: Boast not thyself, no, not of to...
Proverbs 27:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 27:5-10 . The different fruit...
Proverbs 27:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 cont...
Proverbs 27:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 wha...
Proverbs 27:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 Je...
Proverbs 27:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

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...
Proverbs 27:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Proverbs 27:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 f...
Proverbs 27:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 28:19 ; 2 Corinthians 6:2 ; Isaiah 56:12 ; James 4:13-16 ; Luke 12:19 ; Luke 12:20 ; Psalms 95:7
Proverbs 27:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 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 Te...
Proverbs 27:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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 Go...

Proverbs 27:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 27:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Proverbs 27:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 27:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 27:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 27:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 27:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 27:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes