5 The furnace tests the potter’s vessels; so the test of a person is in his thoughts. (WEB)
Sirach 27:5
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Proverbs 17:2–4
2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers. 3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. 4 A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.
Proverbs 27:20–22
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. 22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depa…
Sirach 31:25–27
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Sirach 2:4–6
4 Accept whatever is brought upon you, and be patient when you suffer humiliation. (WEB) 5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation. (WEB) 6 Put your trust in him, and he will help you. Make your ways straight, and set your hope on him. (WEB)
Proverbs 26:22–24
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being. 23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart. 24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Sirach 33:4–6
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Sirach 22:16–18
16 Timber girded and bound into a building will not be released with shaking. So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel will not be afraid. (WEB) 17 A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding is as an ornament of plaster on a polished wall. (WEB) 18 Fences s… (WEB)
Isaiah 48:9–11
9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off. 10 See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. 11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will a…
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