Proverbs 27:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.

Young's Literal Translation
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

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

Hebrew
Let another
זָ֣ר (zār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

praise you,
יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ (yə·hal·lel·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1984: To shine

and not
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

your own mouth—
פִ֑יךָ (p̄î·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

a stranger,
נָ֝כְרִ֗י (nā·ḵə·rî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien

and not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

your own lips.
שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ (śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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