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.