Chapter 17. Proverbs
"The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the Lord trieth the hearts" (verse 3). Man may try silver and gold, but God only the hearts. And He tries the hearts by the refining process, trials and afflictions, the process which rests in His own handsAnnotated Bible, The - The Annotated Bible – Volume 4: Proverbs to Ezekiel.