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Proverbs 27:21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Proverbs 27:21 · King James Version
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Proverbs 27:21 in other translations
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
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In context
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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