Proverbs 27:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 The Signs of an Apostle I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those“super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  • 2 Cor 10:12 : 12 Paul’s Mission For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.

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  • Prov 27:1
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    1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

  • Job 15:6
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    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Prov 25:6-10
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    6Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

    7for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

    8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

    9When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

    10lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.

  • Prov 24:28
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    28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words.

  • Prov 30:32
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    32If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

  • Prov 5:9-10
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    9lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

    10lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.

  • Prov 25:27
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    27It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • 2 Cor 10:17-18
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    17But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord.

    18For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 27:3
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    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Eccl 5:2
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    2(5:1) Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly. Proud talk should not come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.

  • Ps 75:5
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    5Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Ps 12:3
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    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Eccl 7:21-22
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    21Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

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    17Don’t set foot too frequently in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

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    2in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

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    23The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.

  • Prov 30:6
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    6Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

  • Gal 6:4
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    4Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

  • Prov 26:4
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    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

  • Prov 7:5
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    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 25:14
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  • Prov 30:10
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    10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

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    21I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man.

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    6Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

  • Prov 2:16
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    16to deliver you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words;

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    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.