잠언 Chapter 27

Translation: ESV

1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Key Message

Boasting about tomorrow is arrogance. Since humans cannot see even one day ahead, they must live humbly in dependence on God.

▸This is an exhortation to acknowledge human ignorance about the future and to live each day with humility.

This is an exhortation to acknowledge human ignorance about the future and to live each day with humility. Boasting about tomorrow is the arrogance of acting as if one knows the future. James 4:13-14 applies this principle in the New Testament.

Related Verses

Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit'—
6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Key Message

The honest rebuke of a true friend is more precious and faithful than the sweet flattery of an enemy.

▸This contrasts the rebuke of a true friend with the flattery of an enemy.

17

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

Key Message

Good friendship mutually sharpens and refines each person, causing each one to grow into a better person.

▸This expresses the mutual sharpening effect of human relationships using the image of iron.