The king of Israel answered, “Enough! One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
Proverbs 27:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Boast not thyself of to morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition DO NOT boast of [yourself and] tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth. [Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:13.] American Standard Version (1901) Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Common English Bible Don’t brag about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day will bring. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth. |
The king of Israel answered, “Enough! One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
Haman added, “Even Queen Esther let no one but myself come with the king to the banquet that she prepared. Tomorrow also I am invited by her, together with the king.
For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would listen to his voice!
Indeed, they do not know what is to be, for who can tell them how it will be?
“Come,” they say, “let us get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink. And tomorrow will be like today, great beyond measure.”
For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.” Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!
Moreover, the Lord will give Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me; the Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”