Proverbs 17:3-6 in English

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

⁴ An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

³ As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

⁴ A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.

⁵ He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children.

^6a The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.

³ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

⁴ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

³ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

⁴ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

³ As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

⁴ A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.

⁵ He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.

³ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

⁴ An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

³ Workers put silver and gold in a very hot furnace to burn out what is impure, and Yahweh similarly examines people's inner beings to see if they are pure.

⁴ Those who do what is evil pay attention to people who say MTY what is evil, and liars pay attention to other people's lies.

⁵ Those who make fun of poor people insult God, the one who made the poor people, and those who are happy when someone else has troubles will certainly be punished LIT by God.

⁶ Old people are usually proud of MET their grandchildren, just like children are usually proud of their parents.

³ As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

⁴ A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: but a righteous man attends not to false lips.

⁵ He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

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

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

³ The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

⁴ A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

⁵ Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

³ The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

⁴ The evil-doer giveth heed to iniquitous lips; the liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

³ As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.

⁴ The evil man obeyeth an unjust tongue: and the deceitful hearkeneth to lying lips.

⁵ He that despiseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker; and he that rejoiceth at another man’s ruin, shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men: and the glory of children are their fathers.

³ A crucible tests silver, and a furnace tests gold, but the Lord tests the attitude of mind.

⁴ Evil people listen to spiteful talk, and liars pay attention to malicious words.

⁵ Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, and anyone who enjoys the suffering of others will be punished.

⁶ Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.

³ As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.

⁴ The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.

⁵ Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.

⁶ Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.

⁴ A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

³ The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: But the Lord trieth the hearts.

⁴ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; And a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: And he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

³ The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the Lord probeth the hearts.

⁴ An evil-doer listeneth to unjust lips: falsehood giveth ear to a tongue that bringeth destruction.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker: he that is glad at calamities will not remain unpunished.

⁶ The crown of old men are children's children; and the ornament of children are their fathers.

³ As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, So are choice hearts with the Lord.

⁴ A bad man hearkens to the tongue of transgressors: But a righteous man attends not to false lips.

⁵ He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; And he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: But he that has compassion shall find mercy.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; And their fathers are the glory of children.

^6a The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; But the faithless not even a farthing.

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

⁴ An evil-doer listeneth to mischievous lips; And a liar giveth ear to a destructive tongue.

⁵ Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; He that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of the aged, And their fathers the glory of sons.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Adonai tests the hearts.

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

³ The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, but Yahweh refines hearts.

⁴ The evildoer pays attention to wicked lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished.

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the aged and parents bring honor to their children.

³ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

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

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

³ The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

⁴ A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips: and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

⁵ He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.

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

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

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

⁴ An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

⁶ Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children is their parents.

³ As silver is proved by fire, and gold is proved by a chimney, so the Lord proveth hearts.

⁴ An evil man obeyeth to a wicked tongue; and a false man obeyeth to false lips.

⁵ He that despiseth a poor man, reproveth his maker; and he that is glad in the falling of another man, shall not be unpunished.

⁶ The crown of eld or old men is the sons of sons; and the glory of sons is the fathers of them.

³ As silver is proved by fire, and gold is proved by a chimney, so the Lord proveth hearts.

⁴ An evil man obeyeth to a wicked tongue; and a false man obeyeth to false lips. (An evil person obeyeth a wicked tongue; and a liar obeyeth lies.)

⁵ He that despiseth a poor man, reproveth his maker; and he that is glad in the falling of another man, shall not be unpunished. (He who despiseth the poor, rebuketh his Maker; and he who is glad in the falling of another person, shall not go unpunished.)

⁶ The crown of eld men is the sons of sons; and the glory of sons is the fathers of them.

³ A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts is Jehovah.

⁴ An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

⁵ Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

⁶ Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.