³ The ^(A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But ^(B)the Lord tests hearts.

¹⁰ The ^(A)name of the Lord is a ^(B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and ^(C)is ^[a]safe.

²⁴ A man of too many friends comes to ^[a]ruin,
But there is ^(A)a ^[b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.

¹⁷ One who ^(A)is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his ^[a](B)good deed.

²¹ Many ^(A)plans are in a man’s heart,
But the ^(B)counsel of the Lord will stand.

¹² The hearing ^(A)ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made both of them.

^22 (A)Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
^(B)Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

^24 (A)Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord,
How then can man understand his way?

²⁷ The ^[a](A)spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the ^[b]innermost parts of his being.