STRONGS H4110:
Abbreviations
† [
מַהֲלָל]
noun [
masculine]
praise; — only in
וְאִישׂ לְפִי מַהֲלָלוֺ Proverbs 27:21 the refining pot silver, and the furnace for gold,
and a man according to his praise, i.e. probably according to the praise of him by others, which tests him; so De Str and others; perhaps however
so let a man be to the mouth of his praise, i.e.
that praise him, — testing the praise to determine its worth, Thes Rob-Ges; other views are:
according to the measure of his boasting Ew, i.e. is judged according to his success or failure in that of which he boasts; Hi
according to the thing of which he boasts.
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