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A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
- Proverbs 27:21
The exile was the "crucible of Israel's faith". They were pushed to the edge of existence where they thought they were hanging on by the skin of their teeth, and they found that in fact they had been pushed to the center, where God was.
- Eugene Peterson
Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith - the one great moving force which we can neither weigh in the balance nor test in the crucible.
- William Osler
Nowhere has God promised anyone, even His children, immunity from sorrow, suffering, and pain. This world is a "vale of tears," and disappointment and heartache are as inevitable as clouds and shadows. Suffering is often the crucible in which our faith is tested. Those who successfully come through the "furnace of affliction" are the ones who emerge "like gold tried in the fire.
- Billy Graham
The grace of God has been tested in the crucible of human experience, and has been found to be more than an equal for the problems and sins of humanity.
- Billy Graham