unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/27/01.md

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  • Let someone else praise you ... a stranger and not your own lips - These two phrases have the same meaning and emphasize that it is better for praise to come from others and not from yourself. AT: "let someone else praise you and not your own mouth; let a stranger praise you and not your own lips." (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism and :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_ellipsis)
  • your own mouth ... your own lips - These two phrases refer to the "mouth" and "lips" as speaking because that is the part of the body you speak with. AT: See UDB. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)