Bible in Basic English
"The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for."
— Proverbs 27:21, Bible in Basic English
“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”
“The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man istriedby his praise. ”
“The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.”
“As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person must put his praise to the test.”
“As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.”
“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”
Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.
Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.