Proverbs 27:2

Proverbs 27:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
• New International Version (NIV)Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

Context of Proverbs 27:2

1Do 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. 3A stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both. 4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:2 word by word

יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let another manזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• thee, and not thine own mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• a strangerנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• and not thine own lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:2

• 2 Chronicles 25:27From the time that Amaziah turned away from following Adonai, they conspired against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and put him to death there.
• 2 Corinthians 10:12For we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they have no understanding.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool—you drove me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I am in no way inferior to the super-special emissaries—though I am nothing.

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth - We have a similar proverb, which illustrates this: "Self-praise is no commendation."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Another - An “alienus” rather than “alius.” Praise to be worth anything must be altogether independent.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 There may be occasion for us to justify ourselves, but not to praise ourselves.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Hebrew word for praise comes from the same root as "brag" in Proverbs 27:1. Bragging, or self-praise, is unwise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Avoid self-praise.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:2

• Humility
• Ostentation
• Pride
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Answer
• Boast
• Bray
• Contentious
• Look
• Soul
• Wrath
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings