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 17:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:37 words

HebrewMeaning

מַצְרֵ֣ףmaṣərēp

a cruciblenounH4715

לַ֭/כֶּסֶףlakesep

is for silverpronH3701

price · silver

וְ/כ֣וּרwəkwr

and a smelting furnaceconjH3564

לַ/זָּהָ֑בlazāhāb

is for goldpronH2091

fair weather

וּ/בֹחֵ֖ןwbōḥēn

and is testingconjH974

prove · tempt · try

לִבּ֣וֹתlibwōt

heartsnounH3826

יְהוָֽהyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

ℹWords 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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