Proverbs 27:2,17,20
Proverbs 27:2 The Message (MSG)
Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.
Proverbs 27:17 The Message (MSG)
You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:20 The Message (MSG)
Hell has a voracious appetite, and lust just never quits.
Proverbs 27:2 King James Version (KJV)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 King James Version (KJV)
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:20 King James Version (KJV)
Hell and destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
Proverbs 27:2 New Century Version (NCV)
Don’t praise yourself. Let someone else do it. Let the praise come from a stranger and not from your own mouth.
Proverbs 27:17 New Century Version (NCV)
As iron sharpens iron, so people can improve each other.
Proverbs 27:20 New Century Version (NCV)
People will never stop dying and being destroyed, and they will never stop wanting more than they have.
Proverbs 27:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:2 New International Version (NIV)
Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV)
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:20 New International Version (NIV)
Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
Proverbs 27:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
Proverbs 27:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied; Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. [Prov 30:16; Hab 2:5]
Proverbs 27:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth— a stranger, not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Let someone else honor you for your accomplishments, for self-praise is never appropriate.
Proverbs 27:17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
It takes a grinding wheel to sharpen a blade, and so one person sharpens the character of another.
Proverbs 27:20 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Death and destruction are never filled, and the desires of men’s hearts are insatiable.
Proverbs 27:2 English Standard Version 2025 (ESV)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:17 English Standard Version 2025 (ESV)
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
