Proverbs 27:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”

Proverbs 27:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 27:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 27:21 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man istriedby his praise. ”

Proverbs 27:21 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A refining pot <FI>is<Fi> for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.”

Proverbs 27:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 27:21 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.”

Proverbs 27:21 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:21 in Context — Proverbs 27

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.

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What Does Proverbs 27:21 Mean?

Proverbs 27:21 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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