Proverbs 27:21

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

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  • Prov 17:3 : 3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
  • 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 3:3 : 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.
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
  • 1 Sam 18:7-8 : 7 The women sang as they danced: "Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands." 8 Saul became very angry at this and it displeased him greatly. He said, "They have credited David with tens of thousands but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?"
  • 1 Sam 18:15-16 : 15 When Saul saw how successful David was, he became afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in their campaigns.
  • 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, but every time they went out, David had more success than all of Saul’s servants, and he became highly esteemed.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 In all of Israel, there was no man as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head, there was no blemish in him.
  • 2 Sam 15:6-9 : 6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, and he stole the hearts of the people of Israel. 7 At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.' 8 For your servant made a vow while I was living in Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD.’ 9 The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he got up and went to Hebron. 10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel with this message: 'As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, say, “Absalom is king in Hebron!”' 11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited and went innocently, unaware of anything. 12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
  • 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.'
  • 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 17:3
    80%

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

  • Prov 25:4
    77%

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

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.

  • Ps 66:10
    72%

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

  • Job 28:1-2
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    72%

    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.

  • Isa 13:12
    72%

    12I will make people scarcer than fine gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

  • Job 23:10
    71%

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

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

  • Ezek 22:22
    71%

    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 25:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11Like golden apples in silver settings is a word spoken at the right time.

    12Like a gold ring or an ornament of fine gold is a wise rebuker to a listening ear.

  • Prov 27:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.

    20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.

  • 1 Pet 1:7
    70%

    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.

  • Mal 3:3
    70%

    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.

  • Jer 6:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Isa 48:10
    70%

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

  • Isa 40:19
    70%

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

  • Ps 12:6
    70%

    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.'

  • Prov 12:8
    69%

    8A person is praised according to their insight, but one with a twisted mind is despised.

  • Ps 39:11
    69%

    11Remove Your stroke from me; I am consumed by the blow of Your hand.

  • Ezek 22:18
    69%

    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 26:23
    69%

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

  • Job 5:17
    69%

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

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

    12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

    13each one’s work will become evident, for the Day will make it clear because it will be revealed by fire. The fire will test the quality of each one’s work.

  • Job 27:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

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

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

  • Prov 27:2
    68%

    2Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

  • Eccl 7:6
    68%

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • 2 Tim 2:20-21
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    68%

    20In a large house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay; some are for honorable use and some for dishonorable.

    21If anyone cleanses themselves from the latter, they will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

  • Jer 10:9
    68%

    9Hammered 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.

  • Exod 25:39
    68%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    68%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 29:20
    68%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 22:1
    68%

    1A good name is more desirable than great wealth; being esteemed is better than silver or gold.

  • Ezek 24:11
    68%

    11Set the pot on its coals empty, so that it may become hot and its bronze burned. Its filthiness will melt away; its corrosion will be consumed.

  • Jer 51:17
    67%

    17Every human is senseless, lacking knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false, and there is no breath in them.

  • Prov 26:21
    67%

    21Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, and a contentious person for kindling strife.

  • Job 13:9
    67%

    9Would it be well when He examines you? Could you deceive Him as you deceive a mortal?

  • Prov 29:23
    67%

    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  • Ezek 22:20
    67%

    20Just as silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered into a furnace to be melted with fire, so I will gather you in my anger and wrath, and I will deposit you there and melt you.

  • Prov 12:14
    67%

    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Prov 21:22
    67%

    22A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.