Proverbs 27:21 in the King James Version
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Context
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
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.