1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Job 23:10

But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.

Proverbs 17:3

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

Isaiah 48:10

Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.

Romans 2:7

to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"

1 Corinthians 3:13

the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal [it], because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.

1 Peter 4:12

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-12

and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore,' {declares} Yahweh the God of Israel, 'though I solemnly said that your house and the house of your ancestor would walk before me forever, but now,' {declares} Yahweh, 'far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me, I will treat with contempt!

Psalm 66:10-12

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

Proverbs 3:13-15

Happy [is] {the one} who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, even refined gold, and my yield than choice silver.

Proverbs 16:16

Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, {he has nothing to leave to him}.

Jeremiah 9:7

Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?

Jeremiah 48:36

{Therefore} my heart moans for Moab like the flute. It moans for the people of Kir-heres like the flute. {Therefore} [the] wealth they gained has perished.

Malachi 3:3

He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.

Matthew 19:28

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 25:21

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

Matthew 25:23

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

Luke 12:20-21

But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.

John 5:44

How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?

John 12:26

If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!

Romans 2:29

But the Jew {is one inwardly}, and circumcision [is] of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, whose praise [is] not from people but from God.

Romans 5:3-4

And not only [this], but we also boast in our afflictions, [because we] know that affliction produces patient endurance,

James 1:3-4

[because you] know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 1:12

Blessed [is] the person who endures testing, because [when he] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.

James 5:2-3

Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten.

1 Peter 1:5

who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,

1 Peter 2:4

to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen [and] precious in the sight of God.

1 Peter 2:7

Therefore the honor [is] for you who believe, but for those who refuse to believe, "The stone that the builders rejected, this one has become {the cornerstone},"

2 Peter 1:1

Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:4

through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature [after] escaping from the corruption [that is] in the world because of evil desire,

2 Peter 3:10-12

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed [by] being burned up, and the earth and the deeds [done] on it will be disclosed.

Jude 1:24

Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make [you] to stand before his glory blameless with exultation,

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even every one who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Yes, amen.

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.

Revelation 18:16-17

saying, "Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen and purple cloth and scarlet cloth, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

The trial

1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Job 23:10
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
Psalm 66:10
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
Proverbs 17:3
A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
Malachi 3:3
He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.
Romans 5:3
And not only [this], but we also boast in our afflictions, [because we] know that affliction produces patient endurance,
James 1:3
[because you] know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.

Precious

1 Peter 2:4
to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen [and] precious in the sight of God.
Proverbs 3:13
Happy [is] {the one} who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.
Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, even refined gold, and my yield than choice silver.
Proverbs 16:16
Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.
2 Peter 1:1
Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

That

Ecclesiastes 5:14
That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, {he has nothing to leave to him}.
Jeremiah 48:36
{Therefore} my heart moans for Moab like the flute. It moans for the people of Kir-heres like the flute. {Therefore} [the] wealth they gained has perished.
Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
Acts 8:20
But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!
James 5:2
Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed [by] being burned up, and the earth and the deeds [done] on it will be disclosed.
Revelation 18:16
saying, "Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen and purple cloth and scarlet cloth, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,

Tried

1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Job 23:10
But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.
Psalm 66:10
For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.
Proverbs 17:3
A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"
1 Corinthians 3:13
the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal [it], because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.
Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.

Might

1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore,' {declares} Yahweh the God of Israel, 'though I solemnly said that your house and the house of your ancestor would walk before me forever, but now,' {declares} Yahweh, 'far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me, I will treat with contempt!
Matthew 19:28
And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'
John 5:44
How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?
John 12:26
If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
Romans 2:7
to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,
Jude 1:24
Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make [you] to stand before his glory blameless with exultation,

General references

Psalm 94:19
When my troubled thoughts were many {within me}, your consolations cheered my soul.
Proverbs 17:3
A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.
Proverbs 25:4
Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.