Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，人的称赞也试炼人。

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，口中的称赞也试炼人。

鼎为炼银，炉为炼金，口中的称赞也试炼人。

鼎炼银，炉炼金，赞美也考验人。

用锅炼银，用炉炼金；人的称赞也试炼人。

熔锅用以炼银，熔炉用以炼金；口中的夸赞也试炼人。

鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金，人的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金，口中的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎為煉銀，爐為煉金，口中的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎煉銀，爐煉金，讚美也考驗人。

用鍋煉銀，用爐煉金；人的稱讚也試煉人。

鼎是要鍊銀的，爐是要鍊金的；人被試煉、則是照他所受的稱讚。

熔鍋用以煉銀，熔爐用以煉金；口中的誇讚也試煉人。

鼎以鍊銀、爐以鍊金、稱讚以鍊人、

洪爐足以煉金銀、頌美足以覘人心。

鼎可以試驗銀、爐可以試驗金、稱譽可以試驗人、

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But people are tested by the praise they receive.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.

As a crucible refines silver, and a smelter refines gold, so a person should refine his praise.

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold, and a man for the words of his praise.

[ As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so[ is] a man to his praise.

As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.

Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot.

These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold— though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say,‘ These are my people,’ and they will say,‘ The Lord is our God.’”

This was their song:“ Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands!”This made Saul very angry.“ What’s this?” he said.“ They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!”

He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord.

Absalom did this with everyone who came to the king for judgment, and so he stole the hearts of all the people of Israel.After four years, Absalom said to the king,“ Let me go to Hebron to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and fulfill a vow I made to him.For while your servant was at Geshur in Aram, I promised to sacrifice to the Lord in Hebron if he would bring me back to Jerusalem.”“ All right,” the king told him.“ Go and fulfill your vow.” So Absalom went to Hebron.But while he was there, he sent secret messengers to all the tribes of Israel to stir up a rebellion against the king.“ As soon as you hear the ram’s horn,” his message read,“ you are to say,‘ Absalom has been crowned king in Hebron.’”He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.

You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.

When Saul recognized this, he became even more afraid of him.But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle.

Every time the commanders of the Philistines attacked, David was more successful against them than all the rest of Saul’s officers. So David’s name became very famous.

Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.

The Lord’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.