King James Version
Proverbs 27:21 in the King James Version says “As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”
Proverbs 27:21 · KJV
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look: Heb. set thy heart
KJV Study — Public Domain
“for gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
“so is a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“to his”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
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