Proverbs 27:2

יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא ־ פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל ־ שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

In Context

1אַֽל ־ תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא ־ תֵדַע מַה ־ יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם ׃

3כֹּֽבֶד ־ אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:6רָב ־ אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדּוֹ וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָֽא ׃

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 →

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