Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 17:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”
Proverbs 17:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
The fining pot {is} for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; {and} a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: {and} he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. {unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
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