The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
WEB
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
YLT
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.
DBT
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.