(A)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    (B)and the Lord tests 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 (A)The name of the Lord is (B)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and (C)is safe.

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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 man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but (A)there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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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 (A)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
    and he (B)will repay him for his (C)deed.

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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 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will 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 (A)The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    (B)the Lord has made them both.

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

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22 Do not say, (A)“I will repay evil”;
    (B)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

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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 (A)steps are from the Lord;
    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 (A)The spirit[a] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    (B)searching all (C)his innermost parts.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Hebrew breath

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

(A)To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to the Lord 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 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.
31 (B)The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but (C)the victory belongs to the Lord.

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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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(A)The rich and the poor meet together;
    the Lord is (B)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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