Proverbs 17:3
Proverbs 17:3 ESV The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts. [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+17%3A3&version=ESV] The crucible’s idea is simple: melt the metal and let the impurities separate, that they may be scooped out, if they do not burn away. These impurities are the slag and the dross, the…