Proverbs 27:21

The crucible is for silver, 2 and the furnace for gold; 2 but man is refined by his praise. 1

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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

20Sheol ·Place of the dead· and Abaddon ·bottomless pit· are never satisfied; 2 and a man’s eyes are never satisfied. 1

22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, 2 yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 12:6Adonai’s words are flawless words, 2 as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. 1

Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, 2 but Adonai tests the hearts. 1

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 →

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