Proverbs 27:21
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
20Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied.
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:7And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said,—Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
1 Samuel 18:30And, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
2 Samuel 15:6And Absolom did, after this manner, to all Israel who came for judgment, unto the king,—so Absolom stole away the heart of the men of Israel.
Psalms 12:6The words of Yahweh, are words, that are pure, silver refined in a crucible of earth, purified seven times!
Proverbs 17:3Fining-pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
Malachi 3:3Therefore will he sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and will purify the sons of Levi, and will smelt them, as gold and as silver; so shall they belong to Yahweh, offering a gift 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 →