Proverbs 27:2

MKJV

Proverbs 27:2

Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

New American Standard Bible

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
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

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

May another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own 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.

Themes

Ostentation » In prayer and almsgiving

Praise » Not praising yourself

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Let another man

H2114

זוּר
Zuwr

stranger, strange, estranged, stranger , another, strange woman, gone away, fanners, another place

Usage: 77

praise

H1984

הלל
Halal

praise, glory, boast, mad, shine, foolish, fools, commended, rage, celebrate, give, marriage, renowned

Usage: 165

thee, and not thine own mouth

H6310

פּה
Peh

mouth, commandment, edge, according, word, hole, end, appointment, portion, tenor, sentence,

Usage: 497

a stranger

H5237

נכרי
Nokriy

stranger, strange, alien, strange woman, foreigner, outlandish, stranger

Usage: 46

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Proverbs 27:2

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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:2

Prayers for Proverbs 27:2

Prayer Of Gratitude For My Friends

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 18408
Proverbs Rank: 573
6 Topics
2 Themes
4 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
1 Devotional
1 Reference
1 Prayers

Context Readings

¹ Do not boast yourself of tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. ² Let another man praise you, and not your mouth; a stranger, and not your lips. ³ A stone is heavy, and sand is heavy; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

2 Corinthians 10:18

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

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we do not dare to rank or compare ourselves with some of the ones commending themselves. But they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not perceptive.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have become foolish boasting. You compelled me. For I ought to be commended by you. For I lacked nothing of the highest apostles, if even I am nothing.