Proverbs 17:3
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
In context
1 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:3 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- KJV King James Version
- The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
- WEB World English Bible
- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.