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Proverbs 27:2
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Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
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Proverbs 27:2 in Other Translations
KJV
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
ESV
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
NLT
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Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
MSG
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Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.
CSB
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth- a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 In-Context
1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2
Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
3
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
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Proverbs 25:27
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