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Verse Proverbs 27:2. _LET ANOTHER MAN PRAISE THEE, AND NOT THINE OWN
MOUTH_] We have a similar proverb, which illustrates this:
"Self-praise is no commendation....
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ANOTHER - An “alienus” rather than “alius.” Praise to be worth
anything must be altogether independent....
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V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON
In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have
noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the
phrases “My son” and the persona...
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A collection of aphorisms on various subjects.
PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that
vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his
anger.
Proverbs 27:4 a...
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LET ANOTHER MAN PRAISE THEE. Illustrations: Centurion (Matthew 8:10);
John (Matthew 11:11. Joh 5:35); Luke (Co Proverbs 1:4; Proverbs 1:14;...
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CHAPTER 27
TEXT Proverbs 27:1-9
1.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow;
For thou knowest now what a day may bring forth.
2.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not th...
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
not thine own lips.
LET ANOTHER MAN PRAISE THEE ... A STRANGER, AND NOT THINE OWN LIPS.
One might may as to , Though I may not...
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27:2 another (a-2) Or 'a stranger,' as ch. 5.10....
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SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE
4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6).
5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his
faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 27
V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow.
You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
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Do not say that you are important! Be humble! Jesus said, ‘If
someone wants to become great, he should become a servant. And if
someone wants to be your leader, he should become a slave. I did not
com...
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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 1...
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יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְ לֹא ־פִ֑יךָ
נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְ
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CHAPTER 28
LIVING DAY BY DAY
"Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will
bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1
"The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men
ar...
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“HEARTY COUNSEL”
Proverbs 27:1-22
The keyword in this paragraph is _friends_, Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs
27:9-10; Proverbs 27:14; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 19:1-29.
Friends, according to the original se...
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Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for
rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to
rebuke.
Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
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_Lips. All hate affectation and vanity, John v. 51._...
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a
fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and ange...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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LET ANOTHER MAN PRAISE THEE, AND NOT THINE OWN MOUTH,.... Men should
do those things which are praiseworthy; and should do them openly,
that they may be seen and praised for them: for it is honourable...
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
not thine own lips.
Ver. 2. _Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth._]
Unless it be in defence of thine innocence,...
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_Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth_ Except it be
really necessary, either for thy own just vindication, or for the
honour of God, or for the edification of others, in which cases th...
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EXALTATION OF SELF LEADS TO FOLLY...
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
not thine own lips; for a person's praise of his own virtues and good
deeds has no value and is, in addition, repulsive to others....
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HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the
outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered
are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
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Except it be really necessary, either for thy own just vindication, or
for the honour of God, or for the edification of others, in which
cases this hath been allowed and practised by wise and virtuous...
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Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring forth._
Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do
when we come to any age, or what sh...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence
and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
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Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes
compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in
the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
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_Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth._
SELF-BOASTING
Self-boasting is always a source of weakness as well as a revelation
of vanity. In vanity there is no substance; it is idle breat...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 27:1 These proverbs both concern boasting;
BOAST and PRAISE are different forms of the same Hebrew word. In v....
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 27:2_
SELF PRAISE
I. MERIT WILL WIN THE PRAISE OF OTHERS. The light of the sun makes its
existence felt by every man who is possessed of vision, and there are
but few men...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 27:1
These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in
subject.
PROVERBS 27:1
BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
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Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1).
Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New
Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
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2 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 12:11;
Proverbs 25:27...
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MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE
Proverbs 27:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and
with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament
w...