Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own 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.
Bible in Basic English
Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your 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.
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 boast {about tomorrow}, for you do not know what the day will bring. 2 May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips. 3 Heavy [is] a stone and weighty [is] sand, but [the] provocation of a fool [is] heavier than both of them.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:27
To eat much honey is not good, nor [is] seeking one's honor honorable.
2 Corinthians 10:18
For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but [the one] whom the Lord commends.
2 Corinthians 10:12
For we do not dare to classify or to compare ourselves with some who commend themselves, but [they] themselves, [when they] measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, do not understand.
2 Corinthians 12:11
I have become a fool! You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for [I am] in no way inferior to the preeminent apostles, even if I am nothing.