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Douay-Rheims
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As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
King James
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The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Louis Second
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Le creuset est pour l'argent, et le fourneau pour l'or; Mais celui qui éprouve les coeurs, c'est l'Éternel
Martin Luther
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Wie das Feuer Silber und der Ofen Gold, also prüfet der HErr die Herzen.
Vulgate
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sicut igne probatur argentum et aurum camino ita corda probat Dominus

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


sicut : as, just as, as it were, (+verb in subj.) just as if.
probatur : from probo-are, to judge, test, examine.
argentum : silver, money.
aurum : gold.
ita : so, thus.
ita : (in narration) and so; (with adj. or adv.) so, so very.
dominus : lord, master.