OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 2

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise you,

and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Proverbs 27:2 in context

Proverbs 27:1–5

Don’t boast about tomorrow;

for you don’t know what a day may bring.

Selected verse

Let another man praise you,

and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips.

A stone is heavy,

and sand is a burden;

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Wrath is cruel,

and anger is overwhelming;

but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

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