Proverbs 17:3 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

KJV

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Wonderful as is the separation of the pure metal from the dross with which it has mingled, there is something yet more wonderful in the divine discipline which purifies the good that lies hid, like a grain of gold, even in rough and common natures, and frees it from all admixture of evil. Compare Mal 3:2; 1Pe 1:7.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מַצְרֵ֣ף	matz.Ref	a crucible	H4715 →
לַ֭כֶּסֶף	La.ke.sef	[is] for <the> silver	H3701 →
וְכ֣וּר	ve.Khur	and a smelting furnace	H3564 →
לַזָּהָ֑ב	la.za.Hav	[is] for <the> gold	H2091 →
וּבֹחֵ֖ן	u.vo.Chen	and [is] testing	H974 →
לִבּ֣וֹת	li.Bot	hearts	H3826 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:7
  But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 8:27
  And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
- Jeremiah 11:20
  O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- Revelation 2:23
  Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
- Hebrews 4:12–13
  For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Through
Isaiah 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
leads to
- Psalms 66:10
  For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:7
  so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 4:12
  Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.