Then he said, ‘Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord! ’ So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
Proverbs 27:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Let another praise you, and not your own mouth – a stranger, and not your own lips. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. American Standard Version (1901) Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. Common English Bible Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Catholic Public Domain Version Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips. |
Then he said, ‘Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord! ’ So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy person?
A stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
For we don’t dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, they lack understanding.
For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.
I have been a fool; you forced it on me. You ought to have commended me, since I am not in any way inferior to those ‘super-apostles’, even though I am nothing.