Proverbs 27:2

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Let another ma prayse the, & not thine owne mouth: yee other folkes lippes, and not thyne.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:27 : 27 Like as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that wyll search out hye thynges, it shal be to heuy for him.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 for he yt prayseth him selfe, is not alowed, but he who ye LORDE prayseth.
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I am become a fole i boastinge my selfe: Ye haue copelled me. For I oughte to be comended of you, in so moch as I am in nothinge inferior to ye hye Apostles. Though I be nothinge,
  • 2 Cor 10:12 : 12 For we darre not reken or compare oure selues, vnto some that prayse them selues: Neuertheles whyle they measure them selues by them selues, and holde onely of them selues, they vnderstonde nothinge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:1
    82%

    1Make not thy boost of tomorow, for thou knowest not what maye happen todaye.

  • Job 15:6
    76%

    6Thine owne mouth condemneth the, and not I: yee thine owne lippes shappe the an answere.

  • Prov 17:7
    74%

    7An eloquent speach becometh not a foole, a dyssemblinge mouth also besemeth not a prynce.

  • Prov 25:6-10
    5 verses
    74%

    6Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.

    7Better it is yt it be sayde vnto ye: come vp hither, then thou to be set downe in ye presence of ye prynce, whom thou seyst with thine eyes.

    8Be not haistie to go to the lawe, lest happlie thou ordre yi self so at ye last, yt thy neghbor put ye to shame.

    9Handle thy matter wt yi neghbor himself, & discouer not another mans secrete:

    10lest whan men heare therof, it turne to yi dishonor, & lest thine euell name do not ceasse.

  • Prov 24:28
    73%

    28Be no false wytnesse agaynst yi neghbor, & hurte him not wt yi lyppes.

  • Prov 30:32
    73%

    32Yf thou be so foolish to magnifie yi self, or medlest wt eny soch thinge, the laye thine hade vpon yi mouth.

  • Prov 5:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9That thou geue not thine honor vnto another, and thy yeares to the cruell.

    10That other men be not fylled with thy goodes, & that thy labours come not in a straunge house.

  • Prov 25:27
    73%

    27Like as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that wyll search out hye thynges, it shal be to heuy for him.

  • Prov 23:9
    73%

    9Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.

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

    17Let him that reioyseth, reioyse in the LORDE:

    18for he yt prayseth him selfe, is not alowed, but he who ye LORDE prayseth.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

  • Prov 27:3
    72%

    3The stone is heuy, and the sonde weightie: but a fooles wrath is heuyer then they both.

  • Eccl 5:2
    72%

    2Be not hastie with thy mouth, & let not thine hert speake eny thige rashly before God. For God is in heauen, & thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

  • Mic 7:5
    72%

    5Let no man beleue his frende, ner put his confidece in a prince. Kepe the porte of thy mouth, from her yt lieth in thy bosome:

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    71%

    3Let go yor greate boostinge of hye thynges, let go out of youre mouth that olde byworde: for the LORDE is a God yt knoweth all thinges, & he hath set all workes in order.

  • Prov 4:24
    71%

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

  • Ps 75:5
    71%

    5Sela. I sayde vnto the madde people: deale not so madly, & to the vngodly: set not vp youre hornes.

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18Shewe thy seruaunt the light of thy countenaunce, helpe me for thy mercies sake.

  • Ps 12:3
    71%

    3O that the LORDE wolde rote out all disceatfull lippes, ad the tonge that speaketh proude thinges.

  • Prov 29:23
    71%

    23After pryde commeth a fall, but a lowly sprete bryngeth greate worshipe.

  • Prov 10:19
    71%

    19Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

  • Eccl 7:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Take not hede vnto euery worde yt is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse the:

    22for thine owne hert knoweth, that thou thy self also hast oft tymes spoke euell by other men.

  • Prov 25:17
    71%

    17Withdrawe yi foote fro thy neghbours house, lest he be weery of the, and so abhorre the.

  • Prov 5:2
    71%

    2yt thou mayest regarde good councell, and that thy lippes maye kepe nurtoure.

  • Jer 9:23
    71%

    23Morouer, thus saieth the LORDE: Let not the wise man reioyse in his wisdome, ner the stronge man in his strength, nether the rich man in his riches:

  • Prov 30:6
    71%

    6Put thou nothinge therfore vnto his wordes, lest he reproue the, and thou be founde as a lyar.

  • Gal 6:4
    71%

    4Let euery man proue his owne worke, and the shal he haue reioysinge in his awne selfe, and not in another.

  • Prov 26:4
    71%

    4Geue not the foole an answere after his foolishnesse, lest thou become like vnto him:

  • Prov 7:5
    71%

    5that she maye kepe ye fro ye strauge woma, & fro ye harlot which geueth swete wordes.

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23He that hath vnderstodinge, can hyde his wysdome: but an vndiscrete herte telleth out his foolishnesse.

  • Prov 25:14
    70%

    14Who so maketh greate boastes & geueth nothinge, is like cloudes & wynde without rayne.

  • Job 11:3
    70%

    3Shulde men geue eare vnto the only? Thou wilt laugh other men to scorne, & shal no body mocke the agayne?

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Accuse not a seruaunt vnto his master, lest he speake euell of the also, and thou be hurte.

  • Job 32:21
    70%

    21I will regarde no maner of personne, no man wil I spare.

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6Vse not thy mouth to cause yi flesh for to synne, yt thou saye not before the angell: my foolishnesse is in ye faute. For the God wil be angrie at thy voyce, and destroye all ye workes of thine handes.

  • Prov 2:16
    70%

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

  • Prov 28:23
    70%

    23He that rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauoure at ye last, the he that flatreth him.