ma.ha.lal denotes the praise by which a man is tested in Proverbs 27:21.

The attested use refers to praise in the clause that compares a man's testing with the refining of silver and gold in Proverbs 27:21.

1. Praise connected with a man's testing · dominant

   In Proverbs 27:21, the masculine singular construct noun occurs in the clause concerning a man being tested; the APB renders the verse, "The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by the praise of his mouth."

   Proverbs 27:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 27:21, the APB presents the relevant clause as a man being tested "by the praise of his mouth." Its exact assignment of English words to the noun remains uncertain.