Proverbs 27:2
Let another man prayse thee, and not thyne owne mouth, yea other folkes, and not thyne owne lippes.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
In Context
1Make not thy boast of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.
3The stone is heauie, and the sande wayghtie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:6Many there be that woulde be called good doers: but where shall one finde a faythfull man?
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 →