PROVERBS 27:21

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”

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Proverbs 27:21 Translation & Meaning

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As (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
the fining pot מַצְרֵ֣ף A crucible fining pot
for silver, לַ֭כֶּסֶף Silver (from its pale color); by implication, money silver
and the furnace וְכ֣וּר A pot or furnace (as if excavated) furnace
for gold; לַזָּהָ֑ב Gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky gold
so a man וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ A 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) man
is (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
to his praise. מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ Fame praise

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  • 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.




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