Proverbs 27:2

New English Translation

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

Cross References

2 Kings 10:16

Jehu said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” So he took him along in his chariot.

Proverbs 20:6

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find?

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.

2 Corinthians 10:18

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

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.