Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
3A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:6Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?
2 Corinthians 10:12For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and compare ourselves with ourselves.
2 Corinthians 12:11I am become foolish: you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you: for I have no way come short of them that are above measure apostles, although I be 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 →