Proverbs 17:3
3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:3
Commentary on Proverbs 17:3
(Read Proverbs 17:3)
God tries the heart by affliction. He thus has often shown the sin remaining in the heart of the believer.