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Proverbs 17:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Proverbs 17:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:37 words
HebrewMeaning
מַצְרֵ֣ףmaṣərēp
fining potnounH4715
לַ֭/כֶּסֶףlakesep
moneypronH3701
price · silver
וְ/כ֣וּרwəkwr
furnace. CompareconjH3564
לַ/זָּהָ֑בlazāhāb
goldpronH2091
fair weather
וּ/בֹחֵ֖ןwbōḥēn
examineconjH974
prove · tempt · try
לִבּ֣וֹתlibwōt
heartnounH3826
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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