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Proverbs 27:21
21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,r
but people are tested by their praise.
Proverbs 27:21 — English Standard Version (ESV)
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
Proverbs 27:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold;
So is a man to his praise.
Proverbs 27:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but a person is tested by being praised.
Proverbs 27:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
21 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Proverbs 27:21 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 A hot furnace tests silver and gold,
and people are tested by the praise they receive.
Proverbs 27:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
And a man is tried by his praise.
Proverbs 27:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold,
but a person ⸤is tested⸥ by the praise given to him.
Proverbs 27:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and a man for the words of his praise.
Proverbs 27:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
so a person is tested by being praised.
Proverbs 27:21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold,
but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.
Proverbs 27:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 Fire tests silver. Heat tests gold.
But a man is tested by the praise he receives.
Proverbs 27:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
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