Proverbs 27:2

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

WEB

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

ASV

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

LSV

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

YLT

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

DBY

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

DRC

Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

GNV

Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

JPS

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

LXXE

Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

LXX-Br

Ἐγκωμιαζέτω σε ὁ πέλας καὶ μὴ τὸ σὸν στόμα, ἀλλότριος καὶ μὴ τὰ σὰ χείλη.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Corinthians 10:18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
• Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
• 2 Corinthians 10:12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

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