箴言 27:2

Chinese Union (Simplified)

要 别 人 夸 奖 你 ， 不 可 用 口 自 夸 ； 等 外 人 称 赞 你 ， 不 可 用 嘴 自 称 。

Parallel Translations

Chinese NCV (Simplified)
讓外人誇獎你，不可自己誇獎自己；讓別人稱讚你，不可自己稱讚自己。

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 25:27, 2 Corinthians 10:12, 2 Corinthians 10:18, 2 Corinthians 12:11

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 15:13 - I have performed 2 Samuel 15:4 - I would do 2 Kings 10:16 - Come with me Proverbs 20:6 - proclaim Proverbs 25:6 - Put not forth thyself John 5:31 - General 2 Corinthians 5:12 - we 2 Corinthians 11:30 - must

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth,.... Men should do those things which are praiseworthy; and should do them openly, that they may be seen and praised for them: for it is honourable to have such a character as Demetrius had, who had a good report of all men; and as the brother had, whose praise in the Gospel was in all the churches. To be commended by others, by any but a man's self, is to his credit and reputation; but nothing more hurtful to it than self-commendation; see 2 Corinthians 10:18; in some cases it is right for a man indeed to commend himself, when the glory of God, the credit of religion, the cause of truth and self-vindication, require it; as the prophet Samuel, the Apostle Paul, and others, have been obliged to do,

1 Samuel 12:3, c.

a stranger, and not thine own lips a stranger means any other than a man's self; and if it is one that he knows not, or has little acquaintance with; or if a foreigner, that does not personally know him, only has good testimonies of him, or has read his works; and especially if in other respects an enemy; it is greatly to his honour to be praised by him: and such a commendation comes with much better grace than from himself, and from whom indeed it would not come with any.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Another - An “alienus” rather than “alius.” Praise to be worth anything must be altogether independent.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth — We have a similar proverb, which illustrates this: "Self-praise is no commendation."