THEOSISProverbs 27:2Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Cor 10:18For not he who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth.
- Prov 25:27As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory.
- 2 Cor 10:12For we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves.
- 2 Cor 12:11I am become foolish. You have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you. For I have no way come short of them that are above measure apostles, although I be nothing.