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Proverbs 17:3
As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 17:3 in other translations
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
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In context
1 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.
3 As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
4 The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.
5 He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his maker: and he that rejoiceth at another man's ruin, shall not be unpunished.
6 Children's children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.
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