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Proverbs 27:2-3 in English

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Proverbs 27:2-3 in American Standard Version (1901)

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
Proverbs 27 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

2 Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 27:2-3 in King James Version + Apocrypha

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 27:2-3 in King James (Authorized) Version

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 27:2-3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

2 Let your neighbor, and not your own mouth, praise you; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 27:2-3 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s vexation is heavier than them both.
PROVERBS 27 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Translation for Translators

2 Do not praise yourself MTY, PRS; allow others to praise you. If someone else praises you, that is okay.
3 It causes pain to our bodies to carry heavy stones or a pail full of sand, but doing something stupid/foolish can cause great pain to other people's spirits.
Proverbs 27 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 27:2-3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

2 Let your neighbour, and not your own mouth, praise you; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World English Bible (Catholic)

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Bible in Basic English

2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
Proverbs 27 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Darby Translation

2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Douay-Rheims 1899

2 Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Free Bible Version

2 Let others praise you, not you yourself; someone else, not you personally.
3 Stone may be heavy, and sand may weigh a lot, but the annoyance caused by stupid people is the biggest burden of all.
Proverbs 27 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Geneva Bible 1599

2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
3 A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
Proverbs 27 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 27:2-3 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Proverbs 27 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 27:2-3 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

2 Let thy neighbor, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 27:2-3 in George Noyes Bible

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 27:2-3 in One Unity Resource Bible

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs [Sayings] 27 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Unlocked Literal Bible

2 Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger and not your own lips.
3 Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand— the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World English Bible

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World English Bible British Edition

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Noah Webster Bible

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World Messianic Bible

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 27:2-3 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

2 Another man, and not thy mouth praise thee; a stranger, and not thy lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and gravel is chargeous; but the ire or the wrath of a fool is heavier than ever either.

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

2 Another man (or Let another person), and not thy (own) mouth praise thee; a stranger, and not thy lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and gravel is chargeous (or and gravel is burdensome); but the ire of a fool is heavier than ever either.

Proverbs 27:2-3 in Young's Literal Translation

2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.