Verse List for PROV 17:3

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B I ◄ ← Prov 17:3 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) There’s a crucible and furnace for gold and silver, ⇔ ^ but it’s Yahweh who tests hearts.

OET-LV A _crucible is_for_silver and_a _furnace is_for_gold and_is_testing hearts YHWH.

ULT The smelting-pot, is for the silver and the furnace, is for the gold, ⇔ and Yahweh tests hearts.

UST People put silver and gold into very hot furnaces to burn out what is impure, ⇔  and Yahweh tests what people are thinking and desiring to do in a similar manner.

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, ⇔  but the LORD tests the hearts.

NET The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, ⇔ likewise the Lord tests hearts.

LSV A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold,
And the trier of hearts [is] YHWH.

FBV A crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, but the Lord tests the attitude of mind.

T4T ⇔  Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure, ⇔  and Yahweh similarly examines people’s inner beings to see if they are pure.

LEB • A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace is for the gold,
• but Yahweh will test hearts.

BBE The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

Moff The smelter for silver, the furnace for gold, ⇔  and the Eternal for testing the heart!

JPS The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.

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

DRA As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.

YLT A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.

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

RV The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
(The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth/tries the hearts.)

SLT The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold: and Jehovah tries hearts.

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

KJB-1769 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
(The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth/tries the hearts.)

KJB-1611 The fining pot is for siluer, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps As siluer is tryed in the fire, and golde in the furnace: so doth the Lorde proue the heartes.
(As silver is tried in the fire, and gold in the furnace: so doeth/does the Lord prove the hearts.)

Gnva As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.
(As is the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold, so the Lord trieth/tries the hearts.)

Cvdl Like as syluer is tried in the fyre and golde in the fornace, euen so doth the LORDE proue the hertes.
(Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doeth/does the LORD prove the hearts.)

Wycl As siluer is preued bi fier, and gold is preued bi a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hertis.
(As silver is proved by fire, and gold is proved by a chymnei, so the Lord preueth hearts.)

Luth Wie das Feuer Silber und der Ofen Gold, also prüfet der HErr die Herzen.
(How the fire(n) silver(n) and the/of_the oven gold, also checks/examines the/of_the LORD the heart(s).)

ClVg Sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino, ita corda probat Dominus.
(Like with_fire approved silver and gold fireplace, so/thus hearts approves Master.)

UHB מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭⁠כֶּסֶף וְ⁠כ֣וּר לַ⁠זָּהָ֑ב וּ⁠בֹחֵ֖ן לִבּ֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὥσπερ δοκιμάζεται ἐν καμίνῳ ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσὸς, οὕτως ἐκλεκταὶ καρδίαι παρὰ Κυρίῳ.

BrTr As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.