The (A)refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But (B)the Lord tests hearts.
An (C)evildoer listens to wicked lips;
A [a]liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
One who mocks the (D)poor taunts his Maker;
One who (E)rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:4 Lit falsehood

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