Hi friends, in this PROVERB SERIES-2 article, the proverb that I have taken is:
ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.

Gold is a precious metal. It is precious because it is always bright and beautiful. Like iron it is not dark; nor like copper or brass does it lose luster. Again it is neither heavy nor brittle. It can easily be fashioned into any shape we like. And therefore it is made into ornaments and worn. It is not only its external beauty but also its intrinsic worth that has given it a place of honor among the world of metals.

Like gold, there are many things that shine. A piece of glass may shine like gold. It has no intrinsic value; drop it down and it will break into a hundred pieces. So a beautiful piece of glass may arrest our attention for a while, but on closer examination we find that it is not really precious like gold. A drop of water lingering on a blade of glass may look like a diamond; but certainly it is not a diamond; nor can it last longer than a minute or two.

In this complex world, it is difficult to assess the intrinsic worth of people by their looks or appearances. Appearances are always deceptive. Only closer examination can detect the inner worth. But we are likely to come to hasty conclusions and attach importance to external looks and if we come to grief, because of our wrong assessment, we alone are to blame. We must remember that simply because a man talks in a pleasing manner, he need not be a Good Samaritan. Simply because a man is in khaki uniform, he not be a police officer. We must be able to distinguish between a real pearl and an artificial pearl, really good man and seemingly good man. Simply because a drop of water shines like a diamond, it is not a diamond; simply because people utter words of endearment, they need not be kind and generous.

A man who can quote scripture is not necessarily a pious man; and all that glitters need not necessarily be gold.