Proverbs 17:3
KonteksNETBible | The crucible 1 is for refining 2 silver and the furnace 3 is for gold, likewise 4 the Lord tests 5 hearts. |
NASB © biblegateway Pro 17:3 |
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts. |
HCSB | A crucible is for silver and a smelter for gold, but the LORD is a tester of hearts. |
LEB | The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts by fire is the LORD. |
NIV © biblegateway Pro 17:3 |
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart. |
ESV | The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 17:3 |
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but the LORD tests the heart. |
REB | The smelting pot for silver, the crucible for gold, but the LORD it is who assays the heart. |
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 17:3 |
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests the hearts. |
KJV | The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. |
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NETBible | The crucible 1 is for refining 2 silver and the furnace 3 is for gold, likewise 4 the Lord tests 5 hearts. |
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1 sn The noun מַצְרֵף (matsref) means “a place or instrument for refining” (cf. ASV, NASB “the refining pot”). The related verb, which means “to melt, refine, smelt,” is used in scripture literally for refining and figuratively for the 2 tn The term “refining” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. 3 sn The term כּוּר (cur) describes a “furnace” or “smelting pot.” It can be used figuratively for the beneficial side of affliction (Isa 48:10). 4 tn Heb “and.” Most English versions treat this as an adversative (“but”). 5 sn The participle בֹּחֵן (bokhen, “tests”) in this emblematic parallelism takes on the connotations of the crucible and the furnace. When the |