We know not what a day may bring forth. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not put off the great work of conversion, that one thing needful.
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Proverbs 27:1
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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:1Proverbs 27:1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, 1. A good caution against presuming upon time to come: Boast not thyself, no, not of to-morrow, much less of many days or years to come. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morro…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-27Proverbs 27:1-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Proverbs 27:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThese verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject.The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1Proverbs 27:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryBoast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself (Proverbs 25:14) of tomorrow who counts upon it presumptuously, settles that he will do this or that, as if his life was in his own power, and he could make sure of time.…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1Proverbs 27:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryBoasting of the morrow I. ITS FOLLY. No man is a prophet. At the best we can but calculate probabilities. The man who has never had a day's illness may be suddenly laid low, struck down with paralysis, arrested by unsus…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Proverbs 27:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryBeastliness, jealousy, and hypocrisy I. OVER CONFIDENCE REBUKED. (Proverbs 27:1.) 1. On the ground of our limited knowledge. The homely proverb says, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." The future exis…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 27:1Here is, 1. A good caution against presuming upon time to come: Boast not thyself, no, not of to-morrow, much less of many days or years to come. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morro…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself (Proverbs 25:14) of tomorrow who counts upon it presumptuously, settles that he will do this or that, as if his life was in his own power, and he could make sure of time.…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1Boasting of the morrow I. ITS FOLLY. No man is a prophet. At the best we can but calculate probabilities. The man who has never had a day's illness may be suddenly laid low, struck down with paralysis, arrested by unsus…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1Man in presence of the future: our greatness and our littleness It is well to glance at— I. OUR GREATNESS IN REGARD TO THE FUTURE. 1. There need be no bound at all to our hope and aspiration in respect of the future. We…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-27EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Beastliness, jealousy, and hypocrisy I. OVER CONFIDENCE REBUKED. (Proverbs 27:1.) 1. On the ground of our limited knowledge. The homely proverb says, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." The future exis…Joseph S. Exell and contributors