Proverbs 27:21
Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 struck his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
1 Samuel 18:30And the chief of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass that from + 18:30 Gr. their sufficient expedition. the suficiency of their expedition David acted Wisely above all the servants of Saul; and his name was honored exceedingly.
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 12:6I 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 →