Proverbs 27:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Let another man (zar) praise thee... a stranger (nokhrî). — As to the difference between these words, see above on Proverbs 2:16. A higher consideration than this is suggested in 2 Corinthians 10:18.

Proverbs 27:2

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