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Proverbs 17:3

Trials and adversityGod's power and sovereignty

1 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

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BSB
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
KJV
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
WEB
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
ASV
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
DARBY
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.
BLB
The crucible [is] for silver and the furnace for gold, and the One testing hearts [is] YHWH.
ÅB
Der er digel for sølv og ovn for gull; men den som prøver hjertene, er Herren.
OTB
Smeltedigelen er for sølv og ovnen for gull, men Herren prøver hjertene.
B1930
Der er digel for sølv og ovn for gull; men den som prøver hjertene, er Herren.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 48:10

    See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

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  • Jeremiah 17:10

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

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  • Psalms 26:2

    Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

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  • Proverbs 27:21

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:17

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

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  • 1 Peter 1:7

    so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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  • Psalms 66:10

    For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

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  • Revelation 2:23

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

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