Proverbs 27:19-21

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¹⁹ A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.

²⁰ Ambition^[a] and death are alike in this: neither is ever satisfied.

²¹ The purity of silver and gold can be tested in a crucible, but a man is tested by his reaction to men’s praise.