Proverbs 17:3-28 - ESV - The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is ...

3 ¹The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, ²and the LORD tests hearts.

4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

5 Whoever mocks the poor ³insults his Maker; he who is ⁴glad at calamity will not go ⁵unpunished.

6 ⁶Grandchildren are ⁷the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.

7 Fine speech is not ⁸becoming to a fool; still less is ⁹false speech to a prince.

8 ¹⁰A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

9 Whoever ¹¹covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter ¹²separates close friends.

10 A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion, and ¹³a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

12 Let a man meet ¹⁴a she-bear robbed of her cubs ¹⁵rather than a fool in his folly.

13 If anyone ¹⁶returns evil for good, ¹⁷evil will not depart from his house.

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so ¹⁸quit before the quarrel breaks out.

15 He who ¹⁹justifies the wicked and he who ²⁰condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand ²¹to buy wisdom when he has no sense?

17 ²²A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who ²³makes his door high seeks destruction.

20 ²⁴A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

21 He who ²⁵sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

22 ²⁶A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit ²⁷dries up the bones.

23 The wicked accepts ²⁸a bribe in secret^a to ²⁹pervert the ways of justice.

24 ³⁰The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

25 ³¹A foolish son is a grief to his father ³²and bitterness to ³³her who bore him.

26 ³⁴To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

27 Whoever ³⁵restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

28 Even a fool ³⁶who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Provérbios 17:3 O crisol é para a prata, e o forno para o ouro; mas o Senhor é que prova os corações.

Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

Proverbs 17:3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts.

Provérbios 17:3 O crisol é para a prata e o forno é para o ouro,mas o SENHOR prova o coração.

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