Proverbs 27:21

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As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person must put his praise to the test.

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  • Prov 17:3 : 3 The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say,‘These are my people,’ and they will say,‘The LORD is my God.’”
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the LORD a proper offering.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
  • 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
  • 1 Sam 18:7-8 : 7 The women who were playing the music sang,“Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!” 8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought,“They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”
  • 1 Sam 18:15-16 : 15 When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.
  • 1 Sam 18:30 : 30 Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.
  • 2 Sam 14:25 : 25 Now in all Israel everyone acknowledged that there was no man as handsome as Absalom. From the soles of his feet to the top of his head he was perfect in appearance.
  • 2 Sam 15:6-9 : 6 Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty of the citizens of Israel. 7 After four years Absalom said to the king,“Let me go and repay my vow that I made to the LORD while I was in Hebron. 8 For I made this vow when I was living in Geshur in Aram:‘If the LORD really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, I will serve the LORD. 9 The king replied to him,“Go in peace.” So Absalom got up and went to Hebron. 10 Then Absalom sent spies through all the tribes of Israel who said,“When you hear the sound of the horn, you may assume that Absalom rules in Hebron.” 11 Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning. 12 While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 The LORD’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.
  • Ps 66:10 : 10 For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

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  • Prov 17:3
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    3The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the LORD tests hearts.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

  • Ps 66:10
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    10For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.

  • Job 28:1-2
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    1III. Job’s Search for Wisdom(28:1-28)No Known Road to Wisdom“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

    2Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.

  • Isa 13:12
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    12I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.

  • Job 23:10
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    10But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.

  • Prov 27:17
    71%

    17As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

  • Ezek 22:22
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    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 anger on you.’”

  • Prov 25:11-12
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    11Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.

    12Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

  • Prov 27:19-20
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    19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.

    20As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.

  • 1 Pet 1:7
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    7Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

  • Mal 3:3
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    3He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the LORD a proper offering.

  • Jer 6:29-30
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    29The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.

    30They are regarded as‘rejected silver’ because the LORD rejects them.”

  • Isa 48:10
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    10Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.

  • Isa 40:19
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    19A craftsman casts an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

  • Ps 12:6
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    6The LORD’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

  • Prov 12:8
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    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

  • Ps 39:11
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    11You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor.(Selah)

  • Ezek 22:18
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    18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver.

  • Prov 26:23
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    23Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

  • Job 5:17
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    17“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

  • 1 Cor 3:12-13
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    12If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

    13each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.

  • Job 27:16-17
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    16If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,

    17what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

  • Prov 27:2
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    2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • 2 Tim 2:20-21
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    20Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

    21So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

  • Jer 10:9
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    9Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.

  • Exod 25:39
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    39About seventy-five pounds of pure gold is to be used for it and for all these utensils.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Ezek 24:11
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    11Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.

  • Jer 51:17
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    17All idolaters will prove to be stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith will be disgraced by the idol he made. For the image he forges is merely a sham. There is no breath in any of those idols.

  • Prov 26:21
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    21Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

  • Job 13:9
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    9Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Ezek 22:20
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    20As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are gathered in a furnace so that the fire can blow on them to melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my rage. I will deposit you there and melt you.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wise man went up against the city of the mighty and brought down the stronghold in which they trust.