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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 Lit set on high

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 Lit be broken in pieces

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.

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

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  1. Proverbs 19:17 Or benefits

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

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

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

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

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

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

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24 (A)A man’s steps are ordained by the Lord;
How then can a person understand his way?

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body

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

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To do (A)righteousness and justice
Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.

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

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30 There is (A)no wisdom, no understanding,
And no [a]plan against the Lord.
31 The (B)horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But the (C)victory belongs to the Lord.

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  1. Proverbs 21:30 Or advice

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

The rich and the poor [a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the (A)Maker of them all.

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  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together

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

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