21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:21
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
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Verse 21
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A crucibleמַצְרֵ֣ףH4715Noun - masculine singularfor silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףH3701Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularand a furnaceוְכ֣וּרH3564Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularfor goldלַזָּהָ֑בH2091Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularbut a man [is tested]וְ֝אִ֗ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularby the praiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃H4110Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularaccorded himלְפִ֣יH6310Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct