Proverbs 17:3 · KJV
“The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”
— Proverbs 17:3
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 17 — Context
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
3The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
Cross References
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. {with...: or, for silver}
Jeremiah 17:10
I the LORD search the heart, {I} try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, {and} according to the fruit of his doings.
Psalms 26:2
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Proverbs 27:21
{As} the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so {is} a man to his praise.
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. {present: Heb. found}
1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Psalms 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It {is} my people: and they shall say, The LORD {is} my God.