Proverbs 27:1-2 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 27:1-2 MSG (The Message)
Don’t brashly announce what you’re going to do tomorrow; you don’t know the first thing about tomorrow. Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.
Proverbs 27:1-2 KJV (King James Version)
Boast not thyself of to morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t brag about tomorrow; you don’t know what may happen then. Don’t praise yourself. Let someone else do it. Let the praise come from a stranger and not from your own mouth.
Proverbs 27:1-2 ASV (American Standard Version)
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 NIV (New International Version)
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 NKJV (New King James Version)
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring. [Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:13] Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 NLT (New Living Translation)
Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring. Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:1-2 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Never brag about the plans you have for tomorrow, for you don’t have a clue what tomorrow may bring to you. Let someone else honor you for your accomplishments, for self-praise is never appropriate.
Proverbs 27:1-2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.