Proverbs 27:2 Go deeper

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

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יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ye.ha.lel.Khamay he praise you

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to boast: praise

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 1

זָ֣רzara stranger

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 2

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 3

פִ֑יךָFi.khaown mouth your

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 4

נָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.Ria foreigner

Lemma: נׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) · Strong's: H5237

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: foreign

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 31:15, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 18:3, Exodus 21:8, Deuteronomy 14:21, Deuteronomy 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5237; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 5

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 6

שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ\׃se.fa.Tei.khaown lips your

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Let another	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
praise you	→	הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise
and not	→	לֹא H3808 not
your own mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
a stranger	→	נׇכְרִי H5237 foreign
and not	→	אַל H0408 not
your own lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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