Proverbs 27:21

To his praise — Or, according to his praise. So a man is tried by praise.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 27:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So is ... - Better, So let a man be to his praise, let him purify it from all the alloy of flattery and baseness with which it is too probably mi...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

[As] the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his (i) praise. (i) That is, he is either known to be ambitious and glo...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

for... for . trieth... trieth. So is, &c. . So doth. man put his praise to the test.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. As the fining pot for silver - As silver and gold are tried by...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

So is a man to his praise— The LXX read, And a man is tried by the mouth of those who praise him; and so Houbigant renders it. The meaning is, "T...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. (As) the fining pot (crucible) for silver (note, Proverbs...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain f...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Estimate him by the reputation he wins. The Russian proverb is, 'A man's reception is according to his coat; his dismissal according to his sense.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

So is a man to his praise — i.e. , as the fining-pot and furnace test the metals put into them, so does that on which a man prides or boasts himse...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the sim...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold ,.... For the trying, proving, and purifying these metals; see Proverbs 17:3 ; so [is] a...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:21 [As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise. Ver. 21. As the fining pot for silver, &am...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As the fining-pot for silver Is appointed and used for the trial of silver, and the detection and separation of the dross from it; so is a man to...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those ari...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. This gives us a touchstone by which we may...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As the fining pot for silver; is appointed and used for the trial of silver, and the detection and separation of the dross from it. So is a man to...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 27:21 . A man to his praise . Delitzsch understands the meaning to be that a man is valued according to the measure of p...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third per...
The Biblical Illustrator

So is a man to his praise. The influence of applause The various passions implanted in human nature are necessary to animate the soul in the se...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wisdom and Humility Go Hand in Hand
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

As the fining-pot for silver and the furnace for gold, both of them serving to bring out the purity of the metals tried in them, so is a man to his...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:7 ; 1 Peter 4:12 ; 1 Samuel 18:15 ; 1 Samuel 18:16 ; 1 Samuel 18:30 ; 1 Samuel 18:7 ; 1 Samuel 18:8 ; 2 Samuel 14:25 ; 2 Samuel 15...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many op...

²¹ As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 27:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 27:21