Verse 2
Proverbs 27:2
New Living Translation
2
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth —<br>a stranger, not your own lips.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְהַלֶּלְ/ךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְ/לֹא פִ֑י/ךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְ/אַל שְׂפָתֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth; a foreigner, and not your own lips.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Don’t brag about tomorrow,<br>since you don’t know what the day will bring.<br>
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Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth —<br>a stranger, not your own lips.<br>
3
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,<br>but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.<br>
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4
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,<br>but jealousy is even more dangerous.<br>
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5
An open rebuke<br>is better than hidden love!<br>
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6
Wounds from a sincere friend<br>are better than many kisses from an enemy.<br>
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7
A person who is full refuses honey,<br>but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.<br>
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8
A person who strays from home<br>is like a bird that strays from its nest.<br>
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9
The heartfelt counsel of a friend<br>is as sweet as perfume and incense.<br>
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10
Never abandon a friend —<br>either yours or your father’s.<br>When disaster strikes, you won’t have...
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11
Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad.<br>Then I will be able to answer my critics.<br>
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12
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.<br>The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers...
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13
Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.<br>Get a deposit if he does it for forei...
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14
A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning<br>will be taken as a curse!<br>
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15
A quarrelsome wife is as annoying<br>as constant dripping on a rainy day.<br>
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16
Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind<br>or trying to hold something with greased...
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17
As iron sharpens iron,<br>so a friend sharpens a friend.<br>
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18
As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,<br>so workers who protect their employe...
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19
As a face is reflected in water,<br>so the heart reflects the real person.<br>
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20
Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied,<br>so human desire is never satisfied.<br>
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21
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,<br>but a person is tested by being praised.<br>
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22
You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,<br>even though you grind them like grain with mort...
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23
Know the state of your flocks,<br>and put your heart into caring for your herds,<br>
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24
for riches don’t last forever,<br>and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.<br>
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25
After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears<br>and the mountain grasses are gathered in,<br>
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26
your sheep will provide wool for clothing,<br>and your goats will provide the price of a field.<br>
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27
And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself,<br>your family, and your servant girls.<br>
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