Proverbs 27:21 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 27:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 27:217 words

HebrewMeaning

מַצְרֵ֣ףmaṣərēp

fining potnounH4715

לַ֭/כֶּסֶףlakesep

moneypronH3701

price · silver

וְ/כ֣וּרwəkwr

furnace. CompareconjH3564

לַ/זָּהָ֑בlazāhāb

goldpronH2091

fair weather

וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁwəʾiyš

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

לְ/פִ֣יləpiy

mouthpronH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

מַהֲלָלֽ/וֹmahălālwō

praisenounH4110

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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