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# A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold
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"A crucible is used to refine silver and a furnace is used to refine gold". A metal is refined by heating it to a high temperature so that it melts and the impurities may be removed. See Proverbs 17:3.
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# crucible
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a container used for heating substances to very high temperatures
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# furnace
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an oven that can be made extremely hot
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# a person is tested when he is praised
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"when one praises a person, they are also testing that person"