Bible verse
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
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.
3 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.
6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
KJV
The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
ASV
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
ERV
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
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