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Proverbs 17:3

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

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  1. Proverbs 17:1

    Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

  2. Proverbs 17:2

    A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  3. Proverbs 17:4

    A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

  4. Proverbs 17:5

    Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

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