Proverbs 27:2

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

Cross References

2 Kings 10:16

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

Proverbs 20:6

Many proclaim themselves loyal, but who can find one worthy of trust?

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey or to seek honor on top of honor.

Proverbs 27:3

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

2 Corinthians 10:12

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they do not show good sense.

2 Corinthians 10:18

For it is not those who commend themselves that are approved but those whom the Lord commends.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been a fool! You forced me to it. Indeed you should have been the ones commending me, for I am not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing.