Proverbs 27:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Let other people praise you. Do not boast about yourself.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Never praise yourself. Let others do it.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Let other people praise you—even strangers; never do it yourself.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth; A foreigner, and not your own lips.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Let another praise you-- not your own mouth; Someone else-- not your own lips.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth. Let someone else praise you, and not your own lips.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Don't praise yourself; let others do it!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Let someone else honor you for your accomplishments, for self-praise is never appropriate.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Don't praise yourself; let others do it!

English Tyndale 1537

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth: yea other folk's lips and not thine.

Proverbs 27:2 — Compare Translations