Verse Comparison: Proverbs 27:21
American Standard Version
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is `tried' by his praise.
Amplified® Bible
As the refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold [bring forth all the impurities of the metal], so let a man be in his trial of praise [ridding himself of all that is base or insincere; for a man is judged by what he praises and of what he boasts].
Contemporary English Version
Gold and silver are tested in a red-hot furnace, but we are tested by praise.
Darby English Version
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
Good News Bible
Fire tests gold and silver; a person's reputation can also be tested.
King James Version
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
New American Standard Bible
The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each {is tested} by the praise accorded him.
New International Version
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but man is tested by the praise he receives.
New King James Version
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The crucible refines silver and the furnace refines gold, And each receives testing by the praise accorded him.
Revised Standard Version
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.
Young's Literal Translation
A refining pot `is' for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
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