Proverbs 27:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let anotherזָ֣ר
(zar)
2114a: to be a strangera prim. root
praiseיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣
(ye·hal·lel·cha)
1984b: to be boastful, to priasea prim. root
you, and not your own mouth;פִ֑יךָ
(fi·cha;)
6310: moutha prim. root
A stranger,נָ֝כְרִ֗י
(na·che·ri)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker
and not your own lips.שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃
(se·fa·tei·cha.)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Let another man
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
praise
halal  (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
thee and not thine own mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
a stranger
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
and not thine own lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips.

International Standard Version
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.

NET Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth, and another, and not your own lips.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips.

King James 2000 Bible
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
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