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Don`t boast about tomorrow; For you don`t know what a day may bring forth.
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The Illusion of Control
Commentators explain that this verse warns against presuming we have control over the future. Life is described as incredibly fragile—like a vapor, grass, or a flower. Because we cannot guarantee our next breath, let alone our health, wealth, or circumstances, boasting about tomorrow is both foolish and unrealistic.
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19th Century
Anglican
Boast not thyself of to-morrow. —This is also forbidden in James 4:13 and following, but there on the higher ground that it argues a lack …
Baptist
Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we reach any age, or what shall be our position when we grow gray. Let us n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Boast not yourself of tomorrow Or, "of tomorrow day" F20 . Either of having a tomorrow, or of any future …
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Presbyterian
We do not know what a day may bring forth. This does not forbid preparing for tomorrow, but presuming upon tomorrow. We must not put off the great …
