Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Make not thy boast of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what may happen today.

New American Standard Bible

Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.

International Standard Version

Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.

A Conservative Version

Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

American Standard Version

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Amplified

Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not boast {about tomorrow}, for you do not know what the day will bring.

Modern King James verseion

Do not boast yourself of tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
not thyself of to morrow
מחר 
Machar 
to morrow, time to come
Usage: 52

not what a day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

References

Context Readings

All About Life

1 Make not thy boast of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what may happen today. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; yea, other folk's lips and not thine.

Cross References

Luke 12:19-20

and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease: eat, drink and be merry.'

James 4:13-16

Go to now, ye that say, "Today and tomorrow let us go into such a city and continue there a year and buy, and sell, and win,"

1 Samuel 28:19

And moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines. And tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me, and the LORD shall give the host of Israel into the hands of the Philistines."

Psalm 95:7

For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hands.

Isaiah 56:12

"Come," say they, "I will fetch wine, so shall we fill ourselves, that we may be drunken. And do tomorrow, like as today; yea, and much more."

2 Corinthians 6:2

For he saith, "I have heard thee in a time accepted: and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee." Behold, now is that well accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

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