Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Proverbs 3:28 - New Revised Standard Version Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, And to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not say to your neighbor, Go, and come again; and tomorrow I will give it–when you have it with you. [Lev. 19:13; Deut. 24:15.] American Standard Version (1901) Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee. Common English Bible Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go and come back; I’ll give it to you tomorrow,” when you have it. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not say to your friend: "Go away, and then return. Tomorrow I will give to you." When you are able to do so, give in the present. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present. |
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
I had put off my garment; how could I put it on again? I had bathed my feet; how could I soil them?
You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning.
now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means.
But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you may not prove to have been empty in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be;
They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,