John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:21
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 man to his praise ; or "according to the mouth of his praise" F16 לפי מהללו "ad os laudis suae", Gejerus. ; if his own mouth praises him, as in Proverbs 27:2 ;, he is known to be what he is, a foolish and vainglorious person: or "so a man is proved by the mouth of him that praises him", as the Vulgate Latin version; or "of them... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 27:21
This gives us a touchstone by which we may try ourselves. Silver and gold are tried by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so is man tried by praising him. Let him be extolled and preferred, and then he will show himself what he is. 1. If a man be made, by the applause that is given him, proud, conceited, and scornful,?if he take the glory to himself which he should transmit to God, as Herod did,?if, the more he is praised, the more careless he is of what he says and does,?if he lie... read more