Proverbs 27:2

27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day

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

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Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

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

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. heavy: Heb. heaviness

What does Proverbs 27:2 mean?

Proverbs 27:2 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זוּר (zûwr), הָלַל (hâlal), פֶּה (peh). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Let

another

manזוּרzûwr/zoor/H2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery

praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

thee,

and

not

thine

own

mouth;פֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

stranger,נׇכְרִיnokrîy/nok-ree'/H5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)

and

not

thine

own

lips.שָׂפָהsâphâh/saw-faw'/H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

Commentary on Proverbs 27:2

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 27:2

ood works that may be seen, though we must not do them on purpose that they may be seen. Let our own works be such as will praise us, even in the gates, Phil. iv. 8 . 2. When we have done it we must not commend ourselves, for that is an evidence of pride, folly, and self-love, and a great lessening to a man's reputation. Every one will be forward to run him down that cries himself up. There may be a just occasion for us to vindicate ourselves, but it does not become us to applaud ourselves. Proprio laus sordet in ore—Self-praise defiles the mouth. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 39:5

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

Topics

Pride Self-Righteousness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 27:2.

Exodus 28:32

And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

Exodus 39:23

And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

Job 19:15

They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

Proverbs 2:16

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 5:10

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; thy wealth: Heb. thy strength

Proverbs 5:20

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Proverbs 7:5

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Frequently asked questions

What does Proverbs 27:2 say?

Proverbs 27:2 (King James Version) reads: "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips."

Is Proverbs 27:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 27:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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