Psalm 11:5 The LORD tries the righteous: but the wicked and him that loves violence his soul hates. The sword is not tested until the battle rages, the ship is not proved until the storm blows, even diamonds are now so wondrously imitated that the best judges can only tell them by putting the steel file to their facets — that does no mischief except to shams; the genuine fear nothing, fire only purifies the real gold. So trial will show the real value of Christian character. The general is best estimated in the battle, the skill of the physician in the sick room. (R. Venting.) Parallel Verses KJV: The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.WEB: Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates. |
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