Proverbs 27:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:3 : 3 As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring that third part thorowe the fire, and will fine them as the siluer is fined, and will trye them as golde is tryed: they shall call on my Name, and I will heare them: I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The Lorde is my God.
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer: he shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer, that they may bring offerings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the triall of your faith, being much more precious then golde that perisheth (though it be tried with fire) might bee founde vnto your praise, and honour and glorie at the appearing of Iesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dearely beloued, thinke it not strange concerning the firie triall, which is among you to proue you, as though some strange thing were come vnto you:
  • 1 Sam 18:7-8 : 7 And the women sang by course in their play, and sayd, Saul hath slayne his thousand, & Dauid his ten thousand. 8 Therefore Saul was exceeding wroth, and the saying displeased him, & he sayde, They haue ascribed vnto Dauid ten thousand, & to me they haue ascribed but a thousand, & what can he haue more saue the kingdome?
  • 1 Sam 18:15-16 : 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he was very wise, he was afrayde of him. 16 For all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.
  • 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 And when the Princes of the Philistims went forth, at their going forth Dauid behaued himselfe more wisely then all the seruants of Saul, so that his name was much set by.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 Nowe in all Israel there was none to be so much praysed for beautie as Absalom: from the sole of his foote euen to the toppe of his head there was no blemish in him.
  • 2 Sam 15:6-9 : 6 And on this maner did Absalom to al Israel, that came to the King for iudgement: so Absalom stale the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 And after fourtie yeeres, Absalom sayd vnto the King, I pray thee, let me go to Hebron, and render my vowe which I haue vowed vnto the Lorde. 8 For thy seruant vowed a vowe when I remayned at Geshur, in Aram, saying, If the Lorde shal bring me againe in deede to Ierusalem, I will serue the Lord. 9 And the King sayd vnto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 Then Absalom sent spyes throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When yee heare the sound of the trumpet, Ye shal say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom went two hundreth men out of Ierusalem, that were called: & they went in their simplicitie, knowing nothing. 12 Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, from his citie Giloh, while he offred sacrifices: & the treason was great: for the people encreased still with Absalom.
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 The wordes of the Lorde are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.
  • Ps 66:10 : 10 For thou, O God, hast proued vs, thou hast tryed vs as siluer is tryed.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 17:3
    80%

    3As is the fining pot for siluer, and the fornace for golde, so the Lord trieth the heartes.

  • Prov 25:4
    77%

    4Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.

  • Ps 66:10
    72%

    10For thou, O God, hast proued vs, thou hast tryed vs as siluer is tryed.

  • Job 28:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.

    2Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.

  • Isa 13:12
    72%

    12I will make a man more precious then fine golde, euen a man aboue the wedge of golde of Ophir.

  • Job 23:10
    71%

    10But he knoweth my way, & trieth mee, and I shal come forth like the gold.

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.

  • Ezek 22:22
    71%

    22As siluer is melted in the mids of the fornace, so shal ye be melted in the mids thereof, and ye shall knowe, that I the Lord haue powred out my wrath vpon you.

  • Prov 25:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11A word spoken in his place, is like apples of golde with pictures of siluer.

    12He that reprooueth the wise, and the obedient eare, is as a golden earering and an ornament of fine golde.

  • Prov 27:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

    20The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.

  • 1 Pet 1:7
    70%

    7That the triall of your faith, being much more precious then golde that perisheth (though it be tried with fire) might bee founde vnto your praise, and honour and glorie at the appearing of Iesus Christ:

  • Mal 3:3
    70%

    3And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer: he shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer, that they may bring offerings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse.

  • Jer 6:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29The bellowes are burnt: the lead is consumed in the fire: the founder melteth in vaine: for the wicked are not taken away.

    30They shall call them reprobate siluer, because the Lord hath reiected them.

  • Isa 48:10
    70%

    10Behold, I haue fined thee, but not as siluer: I haue chosen thee in the fornace of affliction.

  • Isa 40:19
    70%

    19The workeman melteth an image, or the goldsmith beateth it out in golde, or the goldesmith maketh siluer plates.

  • Ps 12:6
    70%

    6The wordes of the Lorde are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.

  • Prov 12:8
    69%

    8A man shall be commended for his wisedome: but the froward of heart shalbe despised.

  • Ps 39:11
    69%

    11When thou with rebukes doest chastise man for iniquitie, thou as a mothe makest his beautie to consume: surely euery man is vanitie. Selah.

  • Ezek 22:18
    69%

    18Sonne of man, the house of Israel is vnto me as drosse: all they are brasse, and tinne, and yron, and leade in the mids of the fornace: they are euen the drosse of siluer.

  • Prov 26:23
    69%

    23As siluer drosse ouerlayde vpon a potsheard, so are burning lips, and an euill heart.

  • Job 5:17
    69%

    17Beholde, blessed is the man whome God correcteth: therefore refuse not thou the chastising of the Almightie.

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

    12And if any man builde on this foundation, golde, siluer, precious stones, timber, haye, or stubble,

    13Euery mans worke shalbe made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shalbe reueiled by the fire: and the fire shall trie euery mans worke of what sort it is.

  • Job 27:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,

    17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.

  • Prov 27:2
    68%

    2Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

  • Eccl 7:6
    68%

    6(7:8) For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.

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

    20Notwithstanding in a great house are not onely vessels of gold & of siluer, but also of wood and of earth, and some for honour, and some vnto dishonour.

    21If any man therefore purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, and prepared vnto euery good worke.

  • Jer 10:9
    68%

    9Siluer plates are brought from Tarshish, & golde from Vphaz, for the worke of the workeman, and the handes of the founder: the blewe silke, and the purple is their clothing: all these things are made by cunning men.

  • Exod 25:39
    68%

    39Of a talent of fine gold shalt thou make it with all these instruments.

  • Prov 21:20
    68%

    20In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.

  • Prov 29:20
    68%

    20Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.

  • Prov 22:1
    68%

    1A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.

  • Ezek 24:11
    68%

    11Then set it emptie vpon the coles thereof, that the brasse of it may be hot, and may burne, and that the filthinesse of it may be molten in it, and that the skomme of it may be consumed.

  • Jer 51:17
    67%

    17Euery man is a beast by his owne knowledge: euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his melting is but falsehood, and there is no breath therein.

  • Prov 26:21
    67%

    21As ye cole maketh burning coles, & wood a fire, so the contentious man is apt to kindle strife.

  • Job 13:9
    67%

    9Is it well that he shoulde seeke of you? will you make a lye for him, as one lyeth for a man?

  • Prov 29:23
    67%

    23The pride of a man shall bring him lowe: but the humble in spirit shall enioy glory.

  • Ezek 22:20
    67%

    20As they gather siluer and brasse, and yron, and leade, and tinne into the middes of the fornace, to blowe the fire vpon it to melt it, so wil I gather you in mine anger and in my wrath, and wil put you there and melt you.

  • Prov 12:14
    67%

    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Prov 21:22
    67%

    22A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.