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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth. — Proverbs 27:2

Scripture · Religious literature

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.

In the original Hebrew

יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ

Proverbs 27:2
686 BC
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686 BCOld Testament Era
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 27:2).

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