Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 27:2 Interlinear

“man praise Let another thee and not thine own mouth a stranger and not thine own lips”

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Proverbs 27 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣	H1984	man praise	to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
2	זָ֣ר	H2114	Let another	to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
3	וְלֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	פִ֑יךָ	H6310	thee and not thine own mouth	the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
5	נָ֝כְרִ֗י	H5237	a stranger	strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
6	וְאַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
7	שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃	H8193	and not thine own lips	the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

Proverbs 27:2 (current)man praise Let another thee and not thine own mouth a stranger and not thine own lips