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


In Context

1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

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

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

4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.

5 He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go 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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah 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.