Job 28:1

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Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

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  • Gen 2:11-12 : 11 The name of the first is Pishon, which circles through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is pure, and aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.
  • Gen 23:15 : 15 “My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? Go and bury your dead.”
  • Gen 24:22 : 22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a half shekel, and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels, and gave them to her.
  • 1 Kgs 7:48-50 : 48 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, 49 the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary), the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, all of gold, 50 the basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and censers of pure gold, and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
  • 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.
  • 1 Chr 29:2-5 : 2 So, to the best of my ability, I have made preparations for the house of my God: gold for the gold work, silver for the silver work, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx stones, inlaid stones, colored stones, all kinds of precious stones, and marble in abundance. 3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now dedicate my personal treasure of gold and silver for the house of my God, in addition to all I have already provided for the holy house. 4 This includes three thousand talents of gold from Ophir and seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the buildings. 5 Gold for the gold work and silver for the silver work, and for all the work done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 Because of the oppression of the poor and the groaning of the needy, 'Now I will arise,' says the LORD; 'I will place them in the safety they long for.'
  • Prov 17:3 : 3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
  • Prov 27:21 : 21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but a person is tested by their praise.
  • Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
  • Mal 3:2-3 : 2 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, purifying the Levites and refining them like gold and silver, so they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 28:2-3
    2 verses
    86%

    2 Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore.

    3 Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out to the farthest limits for ore buried in deep darkness.

  • Job 28:5-7
    3 verses
    80%

    5 The earth produces food, but beneath it is overturned as if by fire.

    6 Its rocks are the source of sapphires, and it contains dust of gold.

    7 No bird of prey knows that path, nor has the hawk's eye seen it.

  • Prov 25:4
    77%

    4 Remove the impurities from silver, and a vessel will come forth for the refiner.

  • Job 28:12-17
    6 verses
    75%

    12 But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

    13 Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

    14 The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea declares, 'It is not with me.'

    15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.

    16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

    17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor is it exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

  • Job 22:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,

    25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.

  • Prov 2:4
    74%

    4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

  • Job 28:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

    20 But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?

  • Prov 17:3
    73%

    3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

  • Jer 10:9
    73%

    9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers.

  • Prov 27:21
    72%

    21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but a person is tested by their praise.

  • Job 27:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay,

    17 he may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide his silver.

  • Job 28:10
    72%

    10 He carves out channels through the rocks, and his eyes see every precious thing.

  • Job 23:10
    72%

    10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

  • Job 28:27
    72%

    27 then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also examined it.

  • Exod 31:4
    72%

    4 to design artistic works, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

  • Ezek 28:4
    71%

    4 By your wisdom and understanding, you have made wealth for yourself, and you have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.

  • Prov 3:14
    71%

    14 For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold.

  • Job 3:15
    71%

    15 Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

  • Prov 8:10
    71%

    10 Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Job 31:24
    71%

    24 If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my security,

  • Exod 35:32
    70%

    32 He is able to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze.

  • Gen 2:12
    70%

    12 The gold of that land is pure, and aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.

  • 1 Chr 29:5
    70%

    5 Gold for the gold work and silver for the silver work, and for all the work done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?

  • 1 Chr 28:14
    70%

    14 He assigned the weight of gold for all gold articles used in every kind of service, and the weight of silver for all silver articles used in every kind of service.

  • Deut 8:9
    70%

    9 A land where you will eat bread without scarcity—where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can dig copper.

  • Prov 20:15
    70%

    15 There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Prov 8:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18 Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

    19 My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.

  • Job 28:23
    69%

    23 God understands its way, and He knows its place.

  • Hag 2:8
    69%

    8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine—this is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts.

  • Prov 1:13
    69%

    13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.

  • Exod 25:39
    69%

    39 The entire lampstand with its utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.

  • Isa 40:19
    69%

    19 As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!

  • 1 Chr 22:14
    69%

    14 Now, behold, in my trouble, I have prepared for the house of the Lord one hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron that it cannot be weighed, as well as timber and stone in abundance, which you may add to.

  • Num 31:22
    69%

    22 Only the gold, the silver, the bronze, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

  • 1 Chr 22:16
    69%

    16 Gold, silver, bronze, and iron are beyond measure. Arise and begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.

  • 1 Chr 29:2
    68%

    2 So, to the best of my ability, I have made preparations for the house of my God: gold for the gold work, silver for the silver work, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx stones, inlaid stones, colored stones, all kinds of precious stones, and marble in abundance.

  • Deut 32:34
    68%

    34 Is it not stored up with Me, sealed in My treasuries?

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