Proverbs 27:21
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
Noyes Bible
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
20The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Cross References
Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are pure; Like silver purified in a furnace on the earth, Seven times refined.
Proverbs 17:3The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth hearts.
Malachi 3:3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, And he shall purify the sons of Levi, And shall refine them as gold and silver, That, being holy to Jehovah, they may bring 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 →