21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.


In Context

18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

Proverbs 27:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:21[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:21The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:21As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:21The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:21A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.