Proverbs 27:21
King James Version (KJV)
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
In context
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Proverbs 27:21 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
- WEB World English Bible
- The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.