Proverbs 17:3-5

Easy-to-Read Version

³Fire is used to make gold and silver pure, but a person’s heart is made pure by the Lord.

⁴People who do evil listen to evil ideas. Liars listen to liars.

⁵Whoever makes fun of beggars insults their Maker. Whoever laughs at someone else’s trouble will be punished.

Proverbs 17:3-5

New International Version

³The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,^(A)
but the Lord tests the heart.^(B)

⁴A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

⁵Whoever mocks the poor^(C) shows contempt for their Maker;^(D)
whoever gloats over disaster^(E) will not go unpunished.^(F)

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)