1 Peter 1:7

that your faith, once tried, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto laud, glory, and honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Job 23:10

But as for my way, he knoweth it: and tryeth me as the gold in the fire.

Proverbs 17:3

Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.

Isaiah 48:10

Behold, I have purged thee, and not for money. I have chosen thee in the fire of poverty;

Romans 2:7

that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.

Zechariah 13:9

And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"

1 Corinthians 3:13

every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is.

1 Peter 4:12

Dearly beloved, be not troubled in this heat, which now is come among you to try you, as though some strange thing had happened unto you:

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-12

and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels,

1 Samuel 2:30

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel sayeth, 'I said that thine house and the house of thy father should have walked before me forever. But now the LORD sayeth that be far from me: for them that honoureth me I will honour, and they that despise me, shall not be regarded.

Psalm 66:10-12

For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us like as silver is tried.

Proverbs 3:13-15

Well is him that findeth wisdom, and obtaineth understanding,

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver.

Proverbs 16:16

To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

For oft times they perish with his great misery and trouble: and if he have a child it getteth nothing.

Jeremiah 9:7

Therefore thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, "Behold, I will melt them, and try them, for what should I else do to my people?

Jeremiah 48:36

Wherefore my heart mourneth for Moab, like a crowd playing a heavy song: and for the men's sake of the brick wall my heart mourneth also, even as a pipe that pipeth a doleful song. For they shall be very few, and destroyed.

Malachi 3:3

And he shall sit trying and purging silver, and shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall fine them as gold and silver. And they shall bring offering unto the LORD of righteousness.

Matthew 19:28

Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matthew 25:21

Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'

Matthew 25:23

And his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: go in into thy master's joy.'

Luke 12:20-21

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

Luke 12:33

Sell that ye have, and give alms. And make you bags, which wax not old, and treasure that faileth not in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth.

John 5:44

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only?

John 12:26

If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my minister be. And if any man minister unto me, him will my father honour.

Acts 8:20

Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.

Romans 2:29

But he is a Jew which is hid within, and the circumcision of the heart is the true circumcision, which is in the spirit, and not in the letter: whose praise is not of men but of God.

Romans 5:3-4

Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,

James 1:3-4

forasmuch as ye know how that the trying of your faith bringeth patience:

James 1:12

Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

James 5:2-3

Your riches is corrupt, your garments are motheaten.

1 Peter 1:5

which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,

1 Peter 2:4

to whom ye come as unto a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious:

1 Peter 2:7

Unto you therefore which believe is he precious: but unto them which believe not, the stone which the builders refused, the same is made the headstone in the corner

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that cometh of our God and saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:4

by the means whereof are given unto us excellent and most great promises; that by the help of them ye should be partakers of the godly nature, in that ye flee the corruption of worldly lust.

2 Peter 3:10-12

Nevertheless, the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which day, the heavens shall perish with terrible noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, and the earth, with the works that are therein, shall burn.

Jude 1:24

Unto him that is able to keep you, that ye fall not, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with joy,

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he cometh with clouds, and all eyes shall see him: and they also which pierced him. And all kindreds of the earth shall wail. Even so, amen.

Revelation 2:10

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Revelation 3:10

Because thou hast kept the words of my patience, therefore I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which will come upon all the world, to tempt them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich: and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, that thy filthy nakedness do not appear: and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

Revelation 18:16-17

and saying, 'Alas alas, that great city, that was clothed in raynes, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stone, and pearls:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

The trial

1 Peter 4:12
Dearly beloved, be not troubled in this heat, which now is come among you to try you, as though some strange thing had happened unto you:
Job 23:10
But as for my way, he knoweth it: and tryeth me as the gold in the fire.
Psalm 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us like as silver is tried.
Proverbs 17:3
Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have purged thee, and not for money. I have chosen thee in the fire of poverty;
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, "Behold, I will melt them, and try them, for what should I else do to my people?
Zechariah 13:9
And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"
Malachi 3:3
And he shall sit trying and purging silver, and shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall fine them as gold and silver. And they shall bring offering unto the LORD of righteousness.
Romans 5:3
Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,
James 1:3
forasmuch as ye know how that the trying of your faith bringeth patience:
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the words of my patience, therefore I will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which will come upon all the world, to tempt them that dwell upon the earth.

Precious

1 Peter 2:4
to whom ye come as unto a living stone, disallowed of men, but chosen of God and precious:
Proverbs 3:13
Well is him that findeth wisdom, and obtaineth understanding,
Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver.
Proverbs 16:16
To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that cometh of our God and saviour Jesus Christ.

That

Ecclesiastes 5:14
For oft times they perish with his great misery and trouble: and if he have a child it getteth nothing.
Jeremiah 48:36
Wherefore my heart mourneth for Moab, like a crowd playing a heavy song: and for the men's sake of the brick wall my heart mourneth also, even as a pipe that pipeth a doleful song. For they shall be very few, and destroyed.
Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'
Acts 8:20
Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.
James 5:2
Your riches is corrupt, your garments are motheaten.
2 Peter 3:10
Nevertheless, the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which day, the heavens shall perish with terrible noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, and the earth, with the works that are therein, shall burn.
Revelation 18:16
and saying, 'Alas alas, that great city, that was clothed in raynes, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stone, and pearls:

Tried

1 Peter 4:12
Dearly beloved, be not troubled in this heat, which now is come among you to try you, as though some strange thing had happened unto you:
Job 23:10
But as for my way, he knoweth it: and tryeth me as the gold in the fire.
Psalm 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us like as silver is tried.
Proverbs 17:3
Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10
Behold, I have purged thee, and not for money. I have chosen thee in the fire of poverty;
Zechariah 13:9
And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"
1 Corinthians 3:13
every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is.
Revelation 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich: and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, that thy filthy nakedness do not appear: and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

Might

1 Samuel 2:30
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel sayeth, 'I said that thine house and the house of thy father should have walked before me forever. But now the LORD sayeth that be far from me: for them that honoureth me I will honour, and they that despise me, shall not be regarded.
Matthew 19:28
Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 25:21
Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'
John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only?
John 12:26
If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my minister be. And if any man minister unto me, him will my father honour.
Romans 2:7
that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.
2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to you which are troubled, rest with us; when the Lord Jesus shall show himself from heaven, with his mighty angels,
Jude 1:24
Unto him that is able to keep you, that ye fall not, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with joy,

General references

Psalm 94:19
In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul.
Proverbs 17:3
Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.
Proverbs 25:4
Take the dross from the silver, and there shall be a clean vessel thereof.