Proverbs 27:21
a The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Brenton Septuagint
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
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:7And the women began the strain, and said, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
2 Samuel 15:6And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.
Psalms 12:6But I have hoped in thy mercy; my heart shall exult in thy salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me, and I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord most high.
Proverbs 17:3As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.
Malachi 3:3He shall sit to melt and purify as it were silver, and as it were gold: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and + 3:3 Gr. pour.refine them as gold and silver, and they shall offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:21
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Two things are here said to be insatiable, and they are two things near of kin—death and sin. 1. Death is insatiable. The first death, the second death, both are so. The grave is not clogged with the multitude of dead bodies that are daily thrown into it, but is still an open sepulchre, and cries, Give, give. Hell also has enlarged itself, and still has room for the damned spirits that are committed to that prison. Tophet is deep and… Read the whole commentary →