Proverbs 27:2

New King James Version

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

Cross References

2 Kings 10:16

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

Proverbs 20:6

Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

Proverbs 27:3

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

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we dare not class 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 whom the Lord commends.

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 in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing.