Verse 21
Proverbs 27:21
King James Version
21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so
is a man to his praise.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭/כֶּסֶף וְ/כ֣וּר לַ/זָּהָ֑ב וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁ לְ/פִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽ/וֹ
English Translation
A furnace for silver and a smelter for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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3
A stone
is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath
is heavier than them both.
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4
Wrath
is cruel, and anger
is outrageous; but who
is able to stand before envy?
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5
Open rebuke
is better than secret love.
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6
Faithful
are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
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7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so
is a man that wandereth from his place.
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9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so
doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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10
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the d...
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11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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12
A prudent
man foreseeth the evil,
and hideth himself;
but the simple pass on,
and are punished.
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13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a cu...
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15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand,
which bewrayeth
itself.
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17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be ho...
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19
As in water face
answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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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 foolishnes...
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23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
and look well to thy herds.
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24
For riches
are not for ever: and doth the crown
endure
to every generation?
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25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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26
The lambs
are for thy clothing, and the goats
are
the price of the field.
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27
And
thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and
for the main...
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