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The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.(B)

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10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;
The righteous runneth into it, and [a]is safe.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:10 Hebrew is set on high.

10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

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24 [a]He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction;
But there is a [b]friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Hebrew A man of friends.
  2. Proverbs 18:24 Hebrew lover.

24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,
And his good deed will he pay him again.

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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21 There are many devices in a man’s heart;
But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye,
Jehovah hath made even both of them.

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

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22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil:
Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

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22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

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24 A man’s goings are of Jehovah;
How then can man understand his way?

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24 A person’s steps are directed(A) by the Lord.(B)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?(C)

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27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah,
Searching all his innermost parts.

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27 The human spirit is[a] the lamp of the Lord(A)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or A person’s words are

To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

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To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)

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30 There is no wisdom nor understanding
Nor counsel against Jehovah.
31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle;
But [a]victory is of Jehovah.

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  1. Proverbs 21:31 Or, deliverance

30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.(C)

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The rich and the poor meet together:
Jehovah is the maker of them all.

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Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.(A)

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