Proverbs
Proverbs 27:1
1Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| boast | תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל | tiṯ·hal·lêl | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1984 shine |
| about tomorrow | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | תֵ֝דַ֗ע | ṯê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| a day | יֽוֹם׃ | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| may bring | יֵּ֥לֶד | yê·leḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 4:13–16 · Luke 12:19–20 · 2 Corinthians 6:2 · 1 Samuel 28:19 · Isaiah 56:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.