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Proverbs 27:2

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Humility;   Ostentation;   Pride;   Self-Righteousness;   The Topic Concordance - Praise;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Praise;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Boasting;   Praise;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hay;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Poetry, Hebrew;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
Update Bible Version
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
New Century Version
Don't praise yourself. Let someone else do it. Let the praise come from a stranger and not from your own mouth.
New English Translation
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
Webster's Bible Translation
Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
World English Bible
Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
English Standard Version
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Another man, and not thi mouth preise thee; a straunger, and not thi lippis `preise thee.
English Revised Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Berean Standard Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-a stranger, and not your own lips.
Contemporary English Version
Don't brag about yourself— let others praise you.
American Standard Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Bible in Basic English
Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
Complete Jewish Bible
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
Darby Translation
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Easy-to-Read Version
Never praise yourself. Let others do it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
King James Version (1611)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine owne mouth; a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
New Life Bible
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth. Let a stranger, and not your own lips.
New Revised Standard
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
George Lamsa Translation
Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth; another, and not your own lips.
Good News Translation
Let other people praise you—even strangers; never do it yourself.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Revised Standard Version
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Let another man prayse thee, and not thyne owne mouth, yea other folkes, and not thyne owne lippes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Christian Standard Bible®
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
Hebrew Names Version
Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
King James Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Lexham English Bible
May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
Literal Translation
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; let it be a stranger, and not your own lips.
Young's Literal Translation
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let another ma prayse the, & not thine owne mouth: yee other folkes lippes, and not thyne.
THE MESSAGE
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.
New American Standard Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
New King James Version
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Legacy Standard Bible
Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth;A foreigner, and not your own lips.

Contextual Overview

2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

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

Cross-References

Genesis 47:29
And when the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh and [promise to] deal loyally and faithfully with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt,
Genesis 48:21
Then Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am about to die, but God will be with you, and bring you back to [Canaan] the land of your fathers.
1 Samuel 20:3
But David vowed again, saying "Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be worried.' But truly as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is hardly a step between me and death."
Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.
Isaiah 38:1
In those days Hezekiah [king of Judah] became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said, "For the LORD says this, 'Set your house in order and prepare a will, for you shall die; you will not live.'"
Isaiah 38:3
and said, "Please, O LORD, just remember how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth, and with a whole heart [absolutely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept greatly.
Mark 13:35
"Therefore, be continually on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—
James 4:14
Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure in your life?] You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air].

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."


 
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