Proverbs 27:21
“As the fining pot for siluer, and the furnace for gold: so is a man to his praise.”
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Proverbs 27:21 Context
19As in water face answereth to face: so the heart of man to man. 20Hell and destruction are neuer full: so the eyes of man are neuer satisfied. 21As the fining pot for siluer, and the furnace for gold: so is a man to his praise. 22Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnesse depart from him. 23Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy flocks, and looke well to thy herds.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 27:21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
- King James Version
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each {is tested} by the praise accorded him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is `tried' by his praise.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
- Basic English Bible
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
- Darby Bible
As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
- Webster's Bible
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
- World English Bible
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
- Youngs Literal Bible
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 27:21
27:21 To his praise - Or, according to his praise. So a man is tried by praise.