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Proverbs 27:2

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:2
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Original language (Hebrew)

יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃

  1. יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.Kha“may he praise you”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַל · “praise” · Strong's H1984B
  2. זָ֣רzar“a stranger”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
  3. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. פִ֑יךָFi.kha“own mouth your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  5. נָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.Ri“a foreigner”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נׇכְרִי · “foreign” · Strong's H5237
  6. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  7. שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.kha“own lips your”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)