Proverbs 27:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, and a man is measured by what he is praised for.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:3 : 3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:
  • 1 Sam 18:7-8 : 7 And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands. 8 And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
  • 1 Sam 18:15-16 : 15 And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him. 16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
  • 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.
  • 2 Sam 15:6-9 : 6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord: 8 For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron. 9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he got up and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom, at his request, went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were completely unconscious of his designs. 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.
  • Ps 66:10 : 10 For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:3
    80%

    3 The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 25:4
    77%

    4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

  • Ps 66:10
    72%

    10 For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

  • Job 28:1-2
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    72%

    1 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.

    2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone is changed into brass by the fire.

  • Isa 13:12
    72%

    12 I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.

  • Job 23:10
    71%

    10 For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

  • Ezek 22:22
    71%

    22 As silver becomes soft in the oven, so you will become soft in it; and you will be certain that I the Lord have let loose my passion on you.

  • Prov 25:11-12
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    71%

    11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

    12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

  • Prov 27:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

    20 The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

  • 1 Pet 1:7
    70%

    7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

  • Mal 3:3
    70%

    3 He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

  • Jer 6:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29 The blower is blowing strongly, the lead is burned away in the fire: they go on heating the metal to no purpose, for the evil-doers are not taken away.

    30 They will be named waste silver, because the Lord has given them up.

  • Isa 48:10
    70%

    10 See, I have been testing you for myself like silver; I have put you through the fire of trouble.

  • Isa 40:19
    70%

    19 The workman makes an image, and the gold-worker puts gold plates over it, and makes silver bands for it.

  • Ps 12:6
    70%

    6 The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

  • Prov 12:8
    69%

    8 A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

  • Ps 39:11
    69%

    11 By the weight of your wrath against man's sin, the glory of his form is wasted away; truly every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

  • Ezek 22:18
    69%

    18 Son of man, the children of Israel have become like the poorest sort of waste metal to me: they are all silver and brass and tin and iron and lead mixed with waste.

  • Prov 26:23
    69%

    23 Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.

  • Job 5:17
    69%

    17 Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

  • 1 Cor 3:12-13
    2 verses
    69%

    12 But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

    13 Every man's work will be made clear in that day, because it will be tested by fire; and the fire itself will make clear the quality of every man's work.

  • Job 27:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

    17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

  • Prov 27:2
    68%

    2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

  • Eccl 7:6
    68%

    6 Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

  • 2 Tim 2:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.

    21 If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

  • Jer 10:9
    68%

    9 Silver hammered into plates is sent from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the expert workman and of the hands of the gold-worker; blue and purple is their clothing, all the work of expert men.

  • Exod 25:39
    68%

    39 A talent of gold will be needed for it, with all these vessels.

  • Prov 21:20
    68%

    20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Prov 29:20
    68%

    20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

  • Prov 22:1
    68%

    1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

  • Ezek 24:11
    68%

    11 And I will put her on the coals so that she may be heated and her brass burned, so that what is unclean in her may become soft and her waste be completely taken away.

  • Jer 51:17
    67%

    17 Then every man becomes like a beast without knowledge; every gold-worker is put to shame by the image he has made: for his metal image is deceit, and there is no breath in them.

  • Prov 26:21
    67%

    21 Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

  • Job 13:9
    67%

    9 Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

  • Prov 29:23
    67%

    23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

  • Ezek 22:20
    67%

    20 As they put silver and brass and iron and lead and tin together inside the oven, heating up the fire on it to make it soft; so will I get you together in my wrath and in my passion, and, heating the fire with my breath, will make you soft.

  • Prov 12:14
    67%

    14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Prov 21:22
    67%

    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.