Proverbs 27:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

As the refining pot tests silver, and the furnace tests gold, so a man is tested by his praise.

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  • Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you:
  • 1 Sam 18:7-8 : 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
  • 1 Sam 18:15-16 : 15 Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
  • 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, when they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
  • 2 Sam 15:6-9 : 6 And Absalom did this to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray you, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. 8 For your servant vowed a vow while I stayed at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall truly bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD. 9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he arose and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, Absalom reigns in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, who were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not anything. 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
  • Ps 66:10 : 10 For you, O God, have proved us; you have tried us, as silver is tried.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:3
    80%

    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.

  • Prov 25:4
    77%

    4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for the refiner will appear.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

  • Ps 66:10
    72%

    10For you, O God, have proved us; you have tried us, as silver is tried.

  • Job 28:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

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

    2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted from the stone.

  • Isa 13:12
    72%

    12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

  • Job 23:10
    71%

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

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

  • Ezek 22:22
    71%

    22As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be melted in its midst; and you shall know that I the LORD have poured out My fury upon you.

  • Prov 25:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11A word spoken at the right time is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

  • Prov 27:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man mirrors man.

    20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

  • 1 Pet 1:7
    70%

    7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

  • Mal 3:3
    70%

    3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.

  • Jer 6:29-30
    2 verses
    70%

    29The bellows blow fiercely, the lead is consumed by the fire; the refiner melts in vain, for the wicked are not removed.

    30Rejected silver shall men call them, because the LORD has rejected them.

  • Isa 48:10
    70%

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

  • Isa 40:19
    70%

    19The workman molds a graven image, the goldsmith covers it with gold and casts silver chains.

  • Ps 12:6
    70%

    6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

  • Prov 12:8
    69%

    8A man is commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

  • Ps 39:11
    69%

    11When you correct a man for iniquity with rebukes, you make his beauty to fade like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

  • Ezek 22:18
    69%

    18Son of man, the house of Israel is to Me like dross: all of them are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.

  • Prov 26:23
    69%

    23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

  • Job 5:17
    69%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects: therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty:

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

    12Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw;

    13Each one's work will become clear: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is.

  • Job 27:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares clothing as the clay;

    17He may prepare it, but the just shall wear it, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

  • Prov 27:2
    68%

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

  • Eccl 7:6
    68%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

  • 2 Tim 2:20-21
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    68%

    20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.

    21Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

  • Jer 10:9
    68%

    9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple are their clothing: they are all the work of skilled men.

  • Exod 25:39
    68%

    39It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

  • Prov 21:20
    68%

    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 29:20
    68%

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

  • Prov 22:1
    68%

    1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.

  • Ezek 24:11
    68%

    11Then set it empty on its coals, that its bronze may be hot and may burn, and that its filthiness may be melted in it, that its scum may be consumed.

  • Jer 51:17
    67%

    17Every man is senseless by his knowledge; every craftsman is put to shame by the graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

  • Prov 26:21
    67%

    21As coals to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

  • Job 13:9
    67%

    9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocks another, do you so mock him?

  • Prov 29:23
    67%

    23A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Ezek 22:20
    67%

    20As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

  • Prov 12:14
    67%

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 21:22
    67%

    22A wise man scales the city of the mighty and casts down the strength of its confidence.