Proverbs 17:3

New American Bible - revised edition

The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the Lord.

Cross References

Isaiah 48:10

See, I refined you, but not like silver; I tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah 17:10

I, the Lord, explore the mind and test the heart, Giving to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their deeds.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, Lord, and test me; search my heart and mind.

Proverbs 27:21

The crucible for silver, the furnace for gold, so you must assay the praise you receive.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you put hearts to the test and that you take pleasure in integrity. With a whole heart I have willingly given all these things, and now with joy I have seen your people here present also giving to you generously.

Psalm 66:10

You tested us, O God, tried us as silver tried by fire.

Revelation 2:23

I will also put her children to death. Thus shall all the churches come to know that I am the searcher of hearts and minds and that I will give each of you what your works deserve.

Zechariah 13:9

I will bring the one third through the fire; I will refine them as one refines silver, and I will test them as one tests gold. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them; I will say, “They are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”

Psalm 139:23

Probe me, God, know my heart; try me, know my thoughts.

Proverbs 15:11

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of mortals!

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant will rule over an unworthy son, and will share the inheritance of the children.

Ezekiel 22:18

Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead within a furnace; they have become the dross from silver.

Daniel 11:35

Some of those with insight shall stumble so that they may be tested, refined, and purified, until the end time which is still appointed to come.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how for these forty years the Lord, your God, has directed all your journeying in the wilderness, so as to test you by affliction, to know what was in your heart: to keep his commandments, or not.

Deuteronomy 8:16

and fed you in the wilderness with manna, a food unknown to your ancestors, that he might afflict you and test you, but also make you prosperous in the end.

Job 23:10

Yet he knows my way; if he tested me, I should come forth like gold.

Job 28:1

There is indeed a mine for silver, and a place for refining gold.

Proverbs 16:2

All one’s ways are pure in one’s own eyes, but the measurer of motives is the Lord.

Proverbs 21:2

All your ways may be straight in your own eyes, but it is the Lord who weighs hearts.