Proverbs 27:2

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

2 Kings 10:16

and said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” And they took him along in his chariot. Slaughter of the Worshipers of Baal.

Proverbs 20:6

Many say, “My loyal friend,” but who can find someone worthy of trust?

Proverbs 25:27

To eat too much honey is not good; nor to seek honor after honor.

Proverbs 27:3

Stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

2 Corinthians 10:12

Not that we dare to class or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been foolish. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I am in no way inferior to these “superapostles,” even though I am nothing.