Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine 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.
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 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 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
2 Corinthians 10:18
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
2 Corinthians 10:12
For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
2 Corinthians 12:11
I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing.
