SinaiProverbs 17:3
American Standard Version
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
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Proverbs 17:3 in other translations
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,
but Yahweh tests the hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 in context
- 1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
- 2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
- 3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
- 4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.
- 5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.