Proverbs
Proverbs 27:2
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let another | זָ֣ר | zār | Adjective - masculine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
| praise you | יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ | yə·hal·lel·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1984 shine |
| and not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| your own mouth | פִ֑יךָ | p̄î·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| a stranger | נָ֝כְרִ֗י | nā·ḵə·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
| and not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| your own lips | שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ | śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 10:18 · Proverbs 25:27 · 2 Corinthians 10:12 · 2 Corinthians 12:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.