Proverbs 17:3

New International Reader's Version

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But the Lord tests our hearts.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

My God, I know that you tested our hearts. And you are pleased when we are honest. I’ve given all these things just because I wanted to. When I did it, I was completely honest with you. Your people here have also been willing to give to you. And I’ve been happy to see this.

Job 23:10

But he knows every step I take. When he has tested me, I’ll come out as pure as gold.

Job 28:1

There are mines where silver is found. There are places where gold is purified.

Psalm 139:23

God, see what is in my heart. Know what is there. Test me. Know what I’m thinking.

Psalm 26:2

Lord, test me. Try me out. Look deep down into my heart and mind.

Psalm 66:10

God, you have tested us. You put us through fire to make us like silver.

Proverbs 15:11

Death and the Grave lie open in front of the Lord. So human hearts certainly lie open to him!

Proverbs 16:2

Everything a person does might seem pure to them. But the Lord knows why they do what they do.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant will rule over a shameful child. He will be given part of the property as if he were a family member.

Proverbs 21:2

A person might think their own ways are right. But the Lord knows what they are thinking.

Proverbs 27:21

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But people are tested by the praise they receive.

Isaiah 48:10

I have tested you in the furnace of suffering. I have tried to make you pure. But I did not use as much heat as it takes to make silver pure.

Jeremiah 17:10

The Lord says, “I look deep down inside human hearts. I see what is in people’s minds. I reward each person in keeping with their conduct. I bless them based on what they have done.”

Ezekiel 22:18

“Son of man, the people of Israel have become like scum to me. All of them are like the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are only the scum that is removed from silver.”

Daniel 11:35

So some of the wise people will suffer. They will be made pure in the fire. They will be made spotless until the time of the end. It will still come at God’s appointed time.

Zechariah 13:9

I will put this third in the fire. I will make them as pure as silver. I will test them like gold. They will call out to me. And I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”

Deuteronomy 8:16

He gave you manna to eat in the desert. Your people had never even known anything about manna before. The Lord took your pride away. He tested you. He did it so that things would go well with you in the end.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way. He guided you in the desert for these 40 years. He wanted to take your pride away. He wanted to test you to know what was in your hearts. He wanted to see whether you would obey his commands.

1 Peter 1:7

Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.

Revelation 2:23

I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I search hearts and minds. I will pay each of you back for what you have done.