PROV 27:1 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Μὴ καυχῶ τὰ εἰς αὔριον, οὐ γὰρ γινώσκεις τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα.
(Maʸ kauⱪō ta eis aurion, ou gar ginōskeis ti texetai haʸ epiousa. )

BrTr Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.

ULT Do not boast about the next day,
⇔ for you do not know what a day will bring forth.

UST Do not brag about what you will do tomorrow,
⇔ because you do not know what will happen then.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE Don’t boast about tomorrow;
⇔ for you don’t know what a day may bring.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do not boast about tomorrow;
⇔ for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

LSV Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day brings forth.

FBV Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.

T4T Do not boast about what you will do tomorrow,
⇔ because you do not know what will happen [PRS] on any day.

LEB No LEB PROV 27:1 verse available

BBE Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.

Moff Never boast about to-morrow;
⇔ you never know what a day may bring.

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

ASV Boast not thyself of to-morrow;
⇔ For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

DRA Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

YLT Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

Drby Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

RV Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
(Boast not thyself/yourself of tomorrow; for thou/you knowest/know not what a day may bring forth. )

SLT Thou shalt not boast upon the day of the morrow, for thou shalt not know what a day shall bring forth.

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

KJB-1769 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.[fn]
(Boast not thyself/yourself of to morrow; for thou/you knowest/know not what a day may bring forth. )

27.1 to…: Heb. to morrow day

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Boast not thy selfe of to morrow: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

27:1 Heb. to morrow day.

Bshps Make not thy boast of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.
(Make not thy/your boast of to morrow: for thou/you knowest/know not what a day may bring forth.)

Gnva Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
(Boast not thyself/yourself of to morrow: for thou/you knowest/know not what a day may bring forth. )

Cvdl Make not thy boost of tomorow, for thou knowest not what maye happen todaye.
(Make not thy/your boost of tomorow, for thou/you knowest/know not what may happen todaye.)

Wycl Haue thou not glorie on the morewe, `not knowynge what thing the dai to comynge schal bringe forth.
(Have thou/you not glory on the morning, not knowing what thing the day to coming shall bring forth.)

Luth Rühme dich nicht des morgenden Tages; denn du weißest nicht, was heute sich begeben mag.
(Rühme you/yourself not the morningden day; because/than you(sg) whitest not, what/which today itself/yourself/themselves begeben like.)

ClVg [Ne glorieris in crastinum, ignorans quid superventura pariat dies.[fn]
([Don't glorieris in/into/on tomorrowtinum, ignorans what superventura pariat days. )

27.1 Ne glorieris. Ne securus sis aliquando de futuro; quia etsi hodie servis Domino qualis esse in futurum possis, quomodo viam finire, prorsus videre non vales. Beatus homo qui semper est pavidus.

27.1 Don't glorieris. Don't securus you_are sometimes from/about future; because even_though today/at_this_time slaves Master such_as to_be in/into/on future you_can, how way/road finire, completely to_see not/no vales. Blessed human who/which always it_is pavidus.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 25:1–29:27: This is Hezekiah’s collection of Solomon’s proverbs

This section is the second collection of Solomon’s proverbs. These proverbs were organized and copied by men who served King Hezekiah. Most scholars divide this section into two groups. These groups differ in several ways.

The first group (chapters 25–27) has many more comparisons and admonitions. In Hebrew, most of these comparisons are metaphors in which one or more illustrations precede the topic. Some English versions change the order so that the topic precedes the illustration(s). You should follow the order that expresses the meaning naturally and effectively in your language.

In the first group, many proverbs are one verse long. As with the individual proverbs in the main collection of Solomon’s proverbs (Section 10:1–22:16), they are not related to the proverbs around them. Other proverbs in this group are two or more verses long. Still others are one-verse proverbs that are closely related in theme. Proverbs in all three categories will be marked as separate paragraphs.

The second group (chapters 28–29) has more contrastive proverbs. The proverbs in this group are each one verse long. They will not be marked as separate paragraphs.

Some other headings for this section are:

More Proverbs of Solomon (NIV)

Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah (NET)

These are also wise things that Solomon said

Paragraph 27:1–2

Both of these verses warn people not to praise themselves.Longman (p. 475) says that these two proverbs are warnings against overconfidence. Hubbard, Ross, and Garrett all mention that they are directed against those who are proud, presumptuous, and arrogant. Although overconfidence and arrogance are obviously an implied basis for self-praise, the Notes have focused on the latter, along with UBS (p. 572) and Whybray (p. 379). The first line of each of these verses uses a different form of the same Hebrew verb. Verse 27:1a has the verb “praise yourself.” Verse 27:2a has “praise.”

Some languages may use the same word for both ideas. Others may use a different word such as “boast” in 27:1a, as in many English versions.

27:1

This verse warns people not to boast about what they will accomplish in the future. The second line gives the reason for the warning in the first line.

^1aDo not boast about tomorrow,

^1bfor you do not know what a day may bring.

27:1a

Do not boast about tomorrow,

¶ Do not boast about what you^(sing) will do tomorrow,
¶ People should not brag about what will happen on a future day.

Do not boast about tomorrow: In Hebrew, the command Do not boast… is more literally “Do not praise yourself…”According to Whybray (p. 379), the verb hll has a reflexive mood (“praise oneself”) in verse 1. A few English versions use a similar form. For example:

Do not congratulate yourself about tomorrow (NJB)

Do not praise yourself for tomorrow’s success (REB)

Many English versions use the word “boast,” as the BSB does. Another word that some versions use to translate this is:

brag (CEV, GW, NCV, NLT)

Such words are used more commonly in this context in English.

tomorrow: This word is used here as a figure of speech (metonymy). It represents the things that a person plans to do tomorrow. Probably, tomorrow also represents any particular day in the future. It is not limited to the very next day.

The REB (quoted above) shows one way to translate this figure of speech. Some other ways to translate it are:

Don’t brag about what may happen tomorrow (VOICE)

Don’t boast about what you will do tomorrow

27:1a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ No one knows what will happen on a particular day, so you^(sing) should not boast about the things you will accomplish in the future.

27:1b

for you do not know what a day may bring.

because you^(sing) do not know what will happen to you in the future.
No one knows what will happen then.

for you do not know what a day may bring: The reason why a person should not boast is that no one except God knows and controls future events. No person can know what will happen on a particular day in the future.

you: In this verse, as in many similar proverbs, the author uses the singular pronoun you to address the reader. In some languages, it may be more natural to use the pronouns you^(plur) or we^(dual/incl) or a word such as “person/people.”

may bring: In Hebrew, this verb is literally “may give birth to.” It describes a day figuratively as if it gives birth to an event. If your language has a similar figure of speech, consider using it here.

Some other ways to translate this line are:

because you do not know what another day may bring (GW)

you don’t know what may happen then (NCV)

General Comment on 27:1a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to give the reason before the command. See 27:1a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.