Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 3:28 - 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 forth.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand; 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 it 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? I had bathed my feet, how could I soil them?
“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.
But I am sending the brethren so that our boasting about you may not prove vain in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be;