3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.


In Context

1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

4 An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 17:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:3As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.