Proverbs 27:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”
Proverbs 27:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.”
Proverbs 27:21 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.”
Proverbs 27:21 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A refining pot <FI>is<Fi> for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.”
Proverbs 27:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.”
Proverbs 27:21 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.”
Proverbs 27:21 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:21 in Context — Proverbs 27
19 Assim como a água reflete o rosto, assim também o coração reflete o ser humano.
20 O Xeol e a perdição nunca estão saciados; assim também os olhos do homem nunca estão satisfeitos.
21 [Como] o crisol é para a prata, e o forno para o ouro, assim o homem [é provado] pelos louvores que lhe dizem.
22 Ainda que esmagues ao tolo em um pilão junto com os grãos, ainda assim sua loucura não se separaria dele.
23 Procura conhecer a condição de tuas ovelhas; põe teu coração sobre o gado;
What Does Proverbs 27:21 Mean?
Proverbs 27:21 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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