Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
In Context
1Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
3Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand,—but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:6A kind man one may call, a great man,—but, a faithful man, who can find?
2 Corinthians 10:12For we dare not class or compare ourselves with some who do, themselves, commend; but, they, among themselves, measuring, themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without discernment!
2 Corinthians 12:11I have become foolish,—ye, compelled me:—I, in fact, ought, by you, to have been commended; for, not a whit, have I come behind the exceeding overmuch apostles,—even if 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 →