Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.

יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ

Proverbs 27:2

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Compliments

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 27:2).

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He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 18:22).

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A liar should have a good memory.

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Institutio Oratoria

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Quintilian
Source
Institutio Oratoria
Genre
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Language
Latin
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Quintilian. Institutio Oratoria [Institutes of Oratory]. c. 95 AD, bk. 4, ch. 1, sect. 91.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

Genesis 2:16-17

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Forbidden fruit Temptation Original sin
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Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Orders and commands
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Genesis 2:16-17).