Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
In Context
1Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?
2 Corinthians 10:12For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not intelligent.
2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool; *ye* have compelled me; for *I* ought to have been commended by you; for I have been nothing behind those who were in surpassing degree apostles, if also I am nothing.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:2
Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Here is, 1. A good caution against presuming upon time to come: Boast not thyself, no, not of to-morrow, much less of many days or years to come. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not promise ourselves the continuance of our lives and comforts till to-morrow, but speak of it with submission to the will of God and as those who with good reason are kept at… Read the whole commentary →