Proverbs 27:1Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
Douay-Rheims

אַֽל־תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא־תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה־יֵּ֥לֶד יֽוֹם׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Nikolaj Velimirovic

20th centuryChurch Father

Instead of boasting about tomorrow, one should rather pray to God that He give us our daily bread today. This very day may be our last on earth. Therefore, it is better if we spend this day in repentance for all our past days on earth, instead of indulging in vain imaginings about tomorrow.

Cross references

Passages read together with this verse.

Jas 4:13But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain.
Jas 4:16But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.
Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer.
Luke 12:20But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
2 Cor 6:2For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation.
1 Sam 28:19And the Lord also will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: and to morrow thou and thy sons shall be with me: and the Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
Ps 95 (94):7
Isa 56:12Come, let us take wine, and be filled with drunkenness: and it shall be as to day, so also to morrow, and much more.