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Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

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יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣yehalelkhaboastהָלַלverb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “boast”, a wish or indirect commandH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.זָ֣רzarstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…פִ֑יךָfikhaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…נָ֝כְרִ֗יnakheristrangeנׇכְרִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.שְׂפָתֶֽיךָsefateykhalanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Douay-Rheims

Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγκωμιαζέτω σε ὁ πέλας καὶ μὴ τὸ σὸν στόμα, ἀλλότριος καὶ μὴ τὰ σὰ χείλη.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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