v. 3. Th e fining-pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, their nature and purity in either case being brought out by the process to which they are submitted; but the Lord trieth the hearts, testing the worth of both their nature and their contents, familiar with even the hidden desires of men.
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Proverbs 17:3
3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.