Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
BSB
ASV
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
KJV
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 110 (444)
No one crowns himself, and that person is justly ridiculed who devises praises for himself, for it is written, "Let your neighbor praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips." Though hypocrites may be able possibly to remain undetected and thus to seize the honors that people bestow, yet God knows your hearts. The judge cannot be deceived.… He knows who steals by fraud the honor which another truly deserves.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth,.... Men should do those things which are praiseworthy; and should do them openly, that they may be seen and praised for them: for it is honourable to have such a character as Demetrius had, who had a good report of all men; and as the brother had, whose praise in the Gospel was in all the churches.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
2 Corinthians 10:12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
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Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
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2 Corinthians 10:18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
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All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…