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Proverbs 27:21-22 in English

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Proverbs 27:21-22 in American Standard Version (1901)

21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him.
21a The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Proverbs 27 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 27:21-22 in King James Version + Apocrypha

21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 27:21-22 in King James (Authorized) Version

21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 27:21-22 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Though you scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, you will still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Proverbs 27 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 27:21-22 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

21 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
PROVERBS 27 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Translation for Translators

21 Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure, and SIM people learn what we are really like when they see how we react when people praise us.
22 Even if you beat/crush a fool severely like MET you pulverize grain with a pestle, you probably will not be able to cause him to stop ◄being foolish/doing foolish things►.
Proverbs 27 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 27:21-22 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Though you scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, you will still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Proverbs 27 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World English Bible (Catholic)

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Bible in Basic English

21 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.
22 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.
Proverbs 27 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Darby Translation

21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Douay-Rheims 1899

21 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.
22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
Proverbs 27 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Free Bible Version

21 Just as a crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, people are tested by the praise they receive.
22 Even if you ground stupid people in a mortar, crushing them like grain with the pestle, you can't get rid of stupidity from them.
Proverbs 27 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Geneva Bible 1599

21 As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 27:21-22 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 27:21-22 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; So is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

21 As the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man proved according to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; And a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him.
21a The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; But an upright heart seeks knowledge.
22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, Thou wilt still in nowise remove his folly from him.
Proverbs 27 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 27:21-22 in George Noyes Bible

21 The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 27:21-22 in One Unity Resource Bible

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs [Sayings] 27 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Unlocked Literal Bible

21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold; and a person is tested when he is praised.
22 Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain— yet his foolishness will not leave him.
Proverbs 27 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World English Bible

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World English Bible British Edition

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Noah Webster Bible

21 As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World Messianic Bible

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 27:21-22 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

21 As silver is proved in a welling place, and gold is proved in a furnace; so a man is proved by the mouth of his praisers.
22 Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley, his folly shall not be done away from him.

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

21 As silver is proved in a welling place, and gold is proved in a furnace; so a man is proved by the mouth of his praisers (or so a person is proved, or assayed, by the words of his praisers).
22 Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley (or like pounding dried barley with a pestle), his folly shall not be done away from him.

Proverbs 27:21-22 in Young's Literal Translation

21 A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.