Proverbs 27:21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
In other versions
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is `tried' by his praise.
ASV
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
BBE
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
DBY
The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.
WEB
A refining pot `is' for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
YLT
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
ENG
As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
WBT
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
BSB
In context
19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.