Proverbs 27:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Let another man prayse thee, and not thyne owne mouth, yea other folkes, and not thyne owne lippes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:27 : 27 As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For he that prayseth hymselfe, is not alowed, but whom the Lorde prayseth.
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I am become a foole in gloriyng. Ye haue compelled me: for I ought to haue ben commended of you. For nothyng was I inferiour vnto the chiefe Apostles, though I be nothyng,
  • 2 Cor 10:12 : 12 For we dare not make our selues of the number of them, or to compare our selues to them which praise themselues. Neuerthelesse, whyle they measure them selues, with them selues, and compare them selues with them selues, they vnderstande not.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:1
    82%

    1Make not thy boast of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.

  • Job 15:6
    76%

    6Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee, and not I: yea, thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee.

  • Prov 17:7
    74%

    7Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.

  • Prov 25:6-10
    5 verses
    74%

    6Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:

    7For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.

    8Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.

    9Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:

    10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamie do not ceasse.

  • Prov 24:28
    73%

    28Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.

  • Prov 30:32
    73%

    32If thou hast done foolishly when thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle, then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth.

  • Prov 5:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9That thou geue not thy honour vnto other, and thy yeres to the cruell:

    10That other men be not filled with thy vertues, and that thy labours come not in a straunge house.

  • Prov 25:27
    73%

    27As it is not good to eate to muche honye, so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges, is not commendable.

  • Prov 23:9
    73%

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • 2 Cor 10:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17But let hym that glorieth, glorie in the Lorde.

    18For he that prayseth hymselfe, is not alowed, but whom the Lorde prayseth.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious: but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe.

  • Prov 27:3
    72%

    3The stone is heauie, and the sande wayghtie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.

  • Eccl 5:2
    72%

    2Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.

  • Mic 7:5
    72%

    5Let no man beleeue his friende, nor put his confidence in his brother: kepe the doore of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    71%

    3Talke no more proudly, let not arrogancie come out of your mouthes: for the Lorde is a God of knowledge, and his purposes come to passe.

  • Prov 4:24
    71%

    24Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.

  • Ps 75:5
    71%

    5Set not vp your horne an high: and speake not with a stiffe necke.

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18Let the lying lippes be put to scilence: which speake against ye righteous greeuous thinges with disdaine & contempt.

  • Ps 12:3
    71%

    3God wyll cut away all flatteryng lippes: and the tongue that speaketh great thinges.

  • Prov 29:23
    71%

    23After pryde commeth a fall: but a lowly spirite bryngeth great worshyp.

  • Prov 10:19
    71%

    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Eccl 7:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee:

    22for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.

  • Prov 25:17
    71%

    17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house: lest he be werie of thee, and so hate thee.

  • Prov 5:2
    71%

    2That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

  • Jer 9:23
    71%

    23Thus saith the Lorde: Let not the wise man reioyce in his wisdome, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the riche man in his riches:

  • Prov 30:6
    71%

    6Put thou nothyng vnto his wordes, lest he reproue thee, and thou be founde a lyar.

  • Gal 6:4
    71%

    4But let euery man proue his owne worke, & then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe, and not in another.

  • Prov 26:4
    71%

    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

  • Prov 7:5
    71%

    5That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes.

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 25:14
    70%

    14Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.

  • Job 11:3
    70%

    3Shoulde thy lies make men holde their peace, and when thou mockest others shall no man make thee ashamed?

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his maister, lest he speake euyll of thee, and thou be hurt.

  • Job 32:21
    70%

    21I will regarde no maner of person, no man will I spare.

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy fleshe for to sinne, neither say thou before the angell that it is thy ignoraunce: for then God wyll be angry at thy voyce, and destroy all the worke of thyne handes.

  • Prov 2:16
    70%

    16That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweete wordes,

  • Prov 28:23
    70%

    23He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.