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

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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord trieth the hearts.

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

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it and is safe.

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

24 A man that hath friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

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17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord, and that which he hath given, He will repay him again.

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21 There are many plans in a man’s heart,
(A)Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.

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

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

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 20:22 repay

22 Say thou not, “I will recompense evil”; but wait on the Lord, and He shall save thee.

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24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?

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24 Man’s goings are of the Lord; how then can a man understand his own way?

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27 (A)The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [a]inner depths of his heart.

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  1. Proverbs 20:27 Lit. rooms of the belly

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of his being.

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(A)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

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30 (A)There is no wisdom or understanding
Or counsel against the Lord.

31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But (B)deliverance is of the Lord.

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30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord.

31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but safety is from the Lord.

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The (A)rich and the poor have this in common,
The (B)Lord is the maker of them all.

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The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.

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