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Proverbs 17:3-13

3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts.

3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.

4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips; A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

5 He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

5 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.

6 Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

7 Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

8 A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.

8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

9 He who conceals a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.

10 A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.

12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

13 He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

13 Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.