Proverbs 17:2-4

Modern English Version

² A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
    and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

³ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
    but the Lord tries the hearts.

⁴ A wicked doer gives heed to false lips,
    and a liar gives ear to a wayward tongue.