Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
New American Standard Bible
A stranger, and not your own lips.
King James Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Holman Bible
a stranger, and not your own lips.
International Standard Version
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.
A Conservative Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
American Standard Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Amplified
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Darby Translation
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Julia Smith Translation
A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy mouth; a stranger, and not thy lips.
King James 2000
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.
Modern King James verseion
Let another man praise you, and not your mouth; a stranger, and not your lips.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; yea, other folk's lips and not thine.
NET Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
New Heart English Bible
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
The Emphasized Bible
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Webster
Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
World English Bible
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Youngs Literal Translation
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Interlinear
Zuwr
Halal
Peh
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:2
Prayers for Proverbs 27:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
1 Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be. 2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips. 3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
2 Corinthians 10:18
For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
2 Corinthians 10:12
For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.
2 Corinthians 12:11
I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.