Proverbs 17:3
As siluer is tryed in the fire, and golde in the furnace: so doth the Lorde proue the heartes.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
In Context
2A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.
4A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.
Isaiah 48:10Beholde I haue purged thee, yet not as siluer, I haue chosen thee in the fire of affliction.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:3
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. Note, 1. True merit does not go by dignity. All agree that the son in the family is more worthy than the servant ( John viii. 35 ), and yet sometimes it so happens that the servant is wise, and a blessing and credit to the family, when the son is a fool, and a burden and shame to the family. Eliezer of Damascus, though Abram could not bear to think that he should be his heir, was a stay to the… Read the whole commentary →