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Proverbs · Proverbs 27

Proverbs 27:2

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The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 27.

Before

1Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

After

3A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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