Proverbios 27:21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Context
This verse from Proverbios Chapter 27 connects to 10 cross-references. El amado describe a la amada: sus ojos son como palomas, su cabello como rebaño de cabras, sus dientes como ovejas recién lavadas, sus labios como hilo carmesí. La amada describe al amado como el más distinguido entre diez mil …
Otras traducciones
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man istriedby his praise.
A refining pot <FI>is<Fi> for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
Referencias cruzadas
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten …
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, …
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved …
But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole …
And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the …
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And …
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.