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Proverbs 17

Prov. 17:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The fining pot
mitsreph (Hebrew #4715)
a crucible
KJV usage: fining pot.
Pronounce: mits-rafe'
Origin: from 6884
is for silver
keceph (Hebrew #3701)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
KJV usage: money, price, silver(-ling).
Pronounce: keh'-sef
Origin: from 3700
, and the furnace
kuwr (Hebrew #3564)
a pot or furnace (as if excavated)
KJV usage: furnace. Compare 3600.
Pronounce: koor
Origin: from an unused root meaning properly, to dig through
for gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
: buti the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
trieth
bachan (Hebrew #974)
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
KJV usage: examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
Pronounce: baw-khan'
Origin: a primitive root
the hearts
libbah (Hebrew #3826)
the heart
KJV usage: heart.
Pronounce: lib-baw'
Origin: feminine of 3820
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Jer. 17:10• 10I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. (Jer. 17:10)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 27:21• 21{i}The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;{HR}So let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.{/i} (Prov. 27:21)
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Psa. 26:2• 2Prove me, O Jehovah, and try me;{HR}Purify my reins and my heart. (Psa. 26:2)
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Psa. 66:10• 10For thou hast proved us, O God,{HR}Thou hast assayed us as silver is assayed. (Psa. 66:10)
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Isa. 48:10• 10Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. (Isa. 48:10)
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Jer. 17:10• 10I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. (Jer. 17:10)
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Zech. 13:9• 9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. {i}They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.{/i} (Zech. 13:9)
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Mal. 3:2‑3• 2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers’ soap:
 3and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer them unto Jehovah an offering in righteousness. (Mal. 3:2‑3)
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1 Peter 1:7• 7that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perisheth though proved by fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)
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Rev. 2:23• 23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth reins and hearts; and I will give you each according to your works. (Rev. 2:23)
• The refiner of silver and the purifier of gold know just what heat is necessary to purge away all dross, and will take care that just the right amount be permitted. So with our God and Father. He desires to free us from the base things of earth, and He allows us to pass through the fires of affliction for that end. But it is precious indeed to know that He sits by the fining pot, waiting till His own image be reflected in the soul. (“Proverbs Seventeen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

W. Kelly Translation

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The crucible [is] for silver and the furnace for gold;{HR}But Jehovah trieth the hearts.