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Proverbs 17:3
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 · King James Version
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Proverbs 17:3 in other translations
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.
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, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities 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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