Proverbs 17:3

Good News Translation

Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the Lord.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.

Job 23:10

Yet God knows every step I take; if he tests me, he will find me pure.

Job 28:1

There are mines where silver is dug; There are places where gold is refined.

Psalm 139:23

Examine me, O God, and know my mind; test me, and discover my thoughts.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me and test me, Lord; judge my desires and thoughts.

Psalm 66:10

You have put us to the test, God; as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.

Proverbs 15:11

Not even the world of the dead can keep the Lord from knowing what is there; how then can we hide our thoughts from God?

Proverbs 16:2

You may think everything you do is right, but the Lord judges your motives.

Proverbs 17:2

A shrewd servant will gain authority over a master's worthless son and receive a part of the inheritance.

Proverbs 21:2

You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the Lord judges your motives.

Proverbs 27:21

Fire tests gold and silver; a person's reputation can also be tested.

Isaiah 48:10

I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace. But I have found that you are worthless.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the Lord, search the minds and test the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do.”

Ezekiel 22:18

“Mortal man, the Israelites are of no use to me. They are like waste metal—copper, tin, iron, and lead—left over after silver has been refined in a furnace.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those wise leaders will be killed, but as a result of this the people will be purified. This will continue until the end comes, the time that God has set.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God.”

Deuteronomy 8:16

In the desert he gave you manna to eat, food that your ancestors had never eaten. He sent hardships on you to test you, so that in the end he could bless you with good things.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.

1 Peter 1:7

Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who knows everyone's thoughts and wishes. I will repay each of you according to what you have done.