Proverbs 27:2

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

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

3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
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!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 10:18

    For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

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  • Proverbs 25:27

    It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:12

    We 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.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:11

    I 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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