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Proverbs 27:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Proverbs 27:1

Verse 1 of 27

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 27:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 27:1

Theological / Devotional

Of tomorrow. Neither this verse nor the teaching of our Saviour against anxious thought (Matt. 6:34) is intended to make us careless of the future (see 2 Thess. 3:8-11). Rather these are a warning against an attitude of self-trust and self-assurance such as that of the foolish rich man who planned to build bigger barns instead of sharing his plenty with the poor (Luke 12:15-21; cf. James 4:13, 14). The calm trust in God that marks the Christian (Rom. 8:28; Phil. 4:11) enables him to face the future without fear, even though he can no more see what will happen on the morrow than can the unbeliever.

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