Proverbs 27:2

¹ Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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

³ A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: La en annen rose deg og ikke din egen munn, en fremmed og ikke dine egne lepper!
OTB: La andre rose deg, og ikke din egen munn; la det være en fremmed, og ikke dine egne lepper.
B1930: La en annen rose dig og ikke din egen munn, en fremmed og ikke dine egne leber!

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.
DARBY: Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
BLB: Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth—a foreigner, and not your own lips.

2 Corinthians 10:18
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
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Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
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2 Corinthians 10:12
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
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2 Corinthians 12:11
I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
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