Proverbs 27:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth – A stranger, and not your own lips.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

² Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:2 Cross References

2 Kings 10:16

And he said, “Come with me, and see my ardour for יהוה.” And they made him ride in his chariot.

Proverbs 20:6

Most men proclaim each his own kindness, But who finds a trustworthy man?

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey. Is it esteem to seek one’s own esteem?

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we do not presume to count ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For not he who commends himself is approved, but he whom the Master commends.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool – you have compelled me. For I should have been commended by you, for in no respect was I behind the most eminent emissaries, though I am a nobody.