Daily Bible Verse - 12/10/2007 - Proverbs 27:1

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

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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

Proverbs 27:1

Commentary
The uncertainty of health, circumstances, and life itself point to the truthfulness of this maxim. Nowhere is the urgency of immediate action more crucial than in the matter of one's eternal destiny (Is. 1:18; 2 Cor. 6:2; Heb. 3:7, 8). Of the future even the wisest of men are ignorant, for all time beyond this very moment is known only to God (James 4:13, 14).

Believer's Study Bible. 1997, c1995. C1991 Criswell Center for Biblical Studies. (electronic ed.) (Pr 27:1). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Related Parable

[Jesus speaking]

16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'

18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

Luke 12:16-21 (NIV)

Daily Bible Verse - 12/9/2007 - Matthew 5:23-24

Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

Matthew 5:23-24

Commentary
If a person offends another, whether by anger or any other cause, there is no use in his bringing a gift to God. The Lord will not be pleased with it. The offender should first go and make the wrong right. Only then will the gift be acceptable.

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Mt 5:23). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Did you know?
Bringing a gift to the temple altar was a special form of Old Testament prayer: thanksgiving. The worshiper who wanted to express his or her thanks could bring an animal sacrifice. Even the poor could express thanks to God by bringing two doves, which cost only a penny. But in Matthew 5, Jesus tells His listeners that, if a person who comes to thank God is aware that a brother "has something against you," something more important than prayer has priority!

Richards, L. (1998). Every prayer in the Bible. Includes indexes. (171). Nashville: T. Nelson.