Proverbs 27:2 KJV — Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let. Permit. Allow. Create the conditions for.
Another man. Not you. Outside your direction sphere of autonomous control.
Praise. Speak well of. Speak well of you to others.
And not thine own mouth. Don’t say it of yourself (even though you want to).
The heart of this verse is being willing to maintain the tension between speaking well of yourself, and allowing others to do that.
Maintain the tension.