Proverbs 17:3

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

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  • Ps 26:2 : 2 Examine me, Lord, and test me; refine my inner thoughts and my heart.
  • Prov 27:21 : 21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but a person is tested by their praise.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
  • 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.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. In the uprightness of my heart, I have freely offered all these things; and now I have seen your people, who are present here, joyfully and willingly give to you.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  • 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.
  • Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
  • Ps 66:10 : 10 For You, God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver is refined.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:21
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    21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but a person is tested by their praise.

  • Prov 25:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

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

  • Jer 17:9-10
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    77%

    9The heart is deceitful above all things and incurable—who can understand it?

    10I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.

  • Mal 3:3
    77%

    3He 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.

  • Ps 17:3
    76%

    3You have tested my heart; you have visited me at night. You have refined me and found no evil. I have resolved that my mouth will not transgress.

  • Ps 66:10
    76%

    10For You, God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver is refined.

  • Ps 12:6
    76%

    6Because 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.'

  • Ps 26:2
    76%

    2Examine me, Lord, and test me; refine my inner thoughts and my heart.

  • Job 23:10
    74%

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

  • Isa 48:10
    73%

    10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

  • Job 28:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

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

  • Ps 7:9
    73%

    9The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.

  • Prov 26:23
    73%

    23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.

  • Jer 6:29-30
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    72%

    29The bellows blow fiercely to burn away the lead with fire, but the refining goes on in vain; the wicked are not purged out.

    30They are called rejected silver, for the LORD has rejected them.

  • 1 Pet 1:7
    72%

    7so 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.

  • Jer 9:7
    72%

    7Their tongues are a sharpened arrow; deceit pours from their mouths. They speak peace to their neighbor, but in their hearts, they set up an ambush.

  • Ps 11:4-5
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    72%

    4The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

    5The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion.

  • Prov 15:11
    72%

    11Death and destruction lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of humans!

  • Ezek 22:22
    72%

    22As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my wrath upon you.

  • Prov 16:1
    72%

    1To humans belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

  • Prov 21:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Ps 139:23
    71%

    23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Ezek 22:18
    71%

    18Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead inside a furnace—they are the dross of silver.

  • Prov 10:20
    71%

    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • Jas 1:3
    70%

    3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

  • Jer 12:3
    70%

    3But you, LORD, know me; you see me and test my heart toward you. Drag them off like sheep for slaughter and set them apart for the day of killing.

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Job 34:3
    70%

    3For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.

  • Prov 16:9
    70%

    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

  • Isa 1:25
    70%

    25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purify your dross as with lye and remove all your impurities.

  • Ps 44:21
    70%

    21If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

  • Prov 17:4
    70%

    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 15:3
    70%

    3The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, watching both the wicked and the good.

  • Job 27:17
    70%

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

  • Job 5:17
    69%

    17Behold, blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • Prov 17:20
    69%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 17:2
    69%

    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Ps 33:15
    69%

    15He forms the hearts of them all; He understands all their deeds.

  • Deut 8:5
    69%

    5Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

  • Prov 19:21
    69%

    21Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.

  • Heb 12:6
    69%

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.