Proverbs 27:2

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For it isn't he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
  • 2 Cor 10:12 : 12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:1
    82%

    1Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.

  • Job 15:6
    76%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.

  • Prov 17:7
    74%

    7Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, Much less do lying lips fit a prince.

  • Prov 25:6-10
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    74%

    6Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;

    7For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.

    8Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

    9Debate your case with your neighbor, And don't betray the confidence of another;

    10Lest one who hears it put you to shame, And your bad reputation never depart.

  • Prov 24:28
    73%

    28Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

  • Prov 30:32
    73%

    32"If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, Put your hand over your mouth.

  • Prov 5:9-10
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    73%

    9Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

    10Lest strangers feast on your wealth, And your labors enrich another man's house.

  • Prov 25:27
    73%

    27It is not good to eat much honey; Nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

  • Prov 23:9
    73%

    9Don't 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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    73%

    17But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."

    18For it isn't he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

  • Prov 14:3
    73%

    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 10:12
    72%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

  • Prov 27:3
    72%

    3A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

  • Eccl 5:2
    72%

    2Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    72%

    6A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

  • Mic 7:5
    72%

    5Don't trust in a neighbor. Don't put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, Be careful of the words of your mouth!

  • 1 Sam 2:3
    71%

    3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Don't let arrogance come out of your mouth; For Yahweh is a God of knowledge, By him actions are weighed.

  • Prov 4:24
    71%

    24Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

  • Ps 75:5
    71%

    5Don't lift up your horn on high. Don't speak with a stiff neck."

  • Ps 31:18
    71%

    18Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

  • Ps 12:3
    71%

    3May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts,

  • Prov 29:23
    71%

    23A man's pride brings him low, But one of lowly spirit gains honor.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, But he who restrains his lips does wisely.

  • Eccl 7:21-22
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    71%

    21Also don't take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;

    22for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.

  • Prov 25:17
    71%

    17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of you, and hate you.

  • Prov 5:2
    71%

    2That you may maintain discretion, That your lips may preserve knowledge.

  • Jer 9:23
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    23Thus says Yahweh, Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don't let the rich man glory in his riches;

  • Prov 30:6
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    6Don't you add to his words, Lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

  • Gal 6:4
    71%

    4But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.

  • Prov 26:4
    71%

    4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

  • Prov 7:5
    71%

    5That they may keep you from the strange woman, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, But the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 25:14
    70%

    14As clouds and wind without rain, So is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

  • Job 11:3
    70%

    3Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10"Don't slander a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

  • Job 32:21
    70%

    21Please don't let me respect any man's person, Neither will I give flattering titles to any man.

  • Eccl 5:6
    70%

    6Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

  • Prov 2:16
    70%

    16To deliver you from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;

  • Prov 28:23
    70%

    23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than one who flatters with the tongue.