Proverbs 27:2

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

2 Corinthians 10:18

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

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek their own glory is not glorious.

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we dare not count or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. They who measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another are not wise.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool in boasting. You have compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the leading apostles, though I am nothing.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the wrath of a fool is heavier than both.

2 Kings 10:16

He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man will proclaim each his own goodness, but a loyal man, who can find?