Proverbs 17:3
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth hearts.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
In Context
4An evil-doer listeneth to mischievous lips; And a liar giveth ear to a destructive tongue.
Cross References
Job 28:1Truly there is a vein for silver, And a place for gold, which men refine.
Psalms 66:10Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.
Proverbs 21:2All the ways of a man are right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the heart.
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have melted thee, and found no silver; I have tried thee in the furnace 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 →