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Proverbs 17:3

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold,

but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Proverbs 17:3 BSB

Proverbs 17:3 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 48:10 (18 votes) and Jeremiah 17:10 (12 votes). 27 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from Genesis 22 to Revelation 2.

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Which verses does Proverbs 17:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 48:1018 votes

    See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

  2. Jeremiah 17:1012 votes

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

  3. Psalm 26:211 votes

    Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

  4. Proverbs 27:219 votes

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

  5. 1 Chronicles 29:178 votes

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

  6. 1 Peter 1:77 votes

    so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  7. Psalm 66:105 votes

    For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

  8. Zechariah 13:93 votes

    This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

  9. Malachi 3:2–33 votes

    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

  10. Revelation 2:233 votes

    Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

Which verses point to Proverbs 17:3?

The 10 strongest of 27.