Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Proverbs 17?
Proverbs 17 opens with these words: “Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.” The line to keep is Proverbs 17:3: “The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.” Carry the word “refining” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Proverbs 17:3: “The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.” What happens first in Proverbs 17?
Proverbs 17:3
“The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.”
Proverbs 17:3
“The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.”
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Say it
Practice Proverbs 17:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thepotisforandthefurnaceforgold,butYahwehteststhe