3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 17:3
Wisdom in Household Peace, Tested Hearts, Just Speech, and Relational Restraint
The chapter moves through household peace, divine heart-testing, speech and poverty, family honor, bribery and love, rebuke and folly, quarrels and justice, friendship and surety, conflict and grief, crooked justice, wandering folly, and restrained speech.
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Verse 3
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A crucible מַצְרֵ֣ף H4715 Noun - masculine singular for silver לַ֭כֶּסֶף H3701 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and a furnace וְכ֣וּר H3564 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular for gold לַזָּהָ֑ב H2091 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular but the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular is the tester וּבֹחֵ֖ן H974 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular of hearts לִבּ֣וֹת H3826 Noun - masculine plural