Proverbs 27:2 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 27:2 MSG (The Message)
Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.
Proverbs 27:2 KJV (King James Version)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NCV (New Century Version)
Don’t praise yourself. Let someone else do it. Let the praise come from a stranger and not from your own mouth.
Proverbs 27:2 ASV (American Standard Version)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NIV (New International Version)
Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Let someone else honor you for your accomplishments, for self-praise is never appropriate.
Proverbs 27:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.