With the advent of nanotechnology, silicon nanoparticles have shown promising applications in the manufacturing sector. In this letter, we examine the lattice thermal conductivity predictions for a silicon nanoparticle using three popular formulations of the Boltzmann transport equation. The models as proposed by Klemens, Callaway and Holland, essentially differ in the phonon scattering mechanisms and the vibrational modes considered in the respective formulations. At low temperatures, results from all three models show strong agreement with experimental measurements, but deviate significantly with increasing temperatures. Estimates from the Holland model, which explicitly accounts for the normal and Umklapp scattering processes of the transverse and longitudinal modes, concur with the measured values. Similar predictions are obtained from both Holland and Callaway models at high temperatures since phonon transport is dominated by longitudinal modes, as revealed from our analyses of the relaxation times. In conclusion, the letter infers the importance of mode dependent thermal conduction in silicon nanoparticle at elevated temperatures.