Proverbs 27:21

As siluer is preuyd in a wellyng place, and gold `is preued in a furneys; so a man is preued bi the mouth of preyseris. The herte of a wickid man sekith out yuels; but a riytful herte sekith out kunnyng.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Helle and perdicioun schulen not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid.

22Thouy thou beetist a fool in a morter, as with a pestel smytynge aboue dried barli; his foli schal not be don awei fro him.

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Cross References

Psalms 12:6Myn herte schal fulli haue ioie in thin helthe; Y schal synge to the Lord, that yyueth goodis to me, and Y schal seie salm to the name of the hiyeste Lord.

Proverbs 17:3As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.

Malachi 3:3and he schal sitte wellynge togidere and clensynge siluer, and he schal purge the sones of Leuy; and he schal purge hem as gold and as siluer, and thei schulen be offrynge to the Lord sacrifices in riytfulnesse.

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