Proverbs 27:21 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

English ASV

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.

English Amplified

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].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

A crucible refines silver, a smelter refines gold, and a person refines his praise.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

English EASY 2024

You need a hot fire to see if silver and gold are pure. In the same way, when people praise you, they can see what you are really like.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

People use fire to purify gold and silver. In the same way, you are tested by the praise people give you.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Fire tests gold and silver; a person's reputation can also be tested.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but a person {is tested} by the praise given to him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Silver is [tested] in a crucible, gold in a smelter, and a man, by the praise he receives.

English KJV 1611

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

English LSB

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the mouth that praises him.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but a man is tested by his praise.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

As the crucible tests silver and the furnace gold, so a man is tested by the praise he receives.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Fire tests silver. Heat tests gold. But a man is tested by the praise he receives.

English NIV

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.

English NKJ 1982

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.

English NLT

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, so a person is tested by being praised.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Fire is the way to test the purity of silver and gold, but the character of a man is tested by giving him a measure of fame.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The purity of silver and gold can be tested in a crucible, but a man is tested by his reaction to men's praise.

English Tyndale 1537

Silver is tried in the mould, and gold in the furnace, and so is a man, when he is openly praised to his face.

Proverbs 27:21 — Compare Translations