21 A 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 crucible מַצְרֵ֣ף H4715 Noun - masculine singular for silver לַ֭כֶּסֶף H3701 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and a furnace וְכ֣וּר H3564 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular for gold לַזָּהָ֑ב H2091 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular but a man [is tested] וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular by the praise מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ H4110 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular accorded him לְפִ֣י H6310 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct