2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.


In Context

1 Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth.

2 Let another man 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 a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.