Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
Isaiah 1:25-27
“And I will turn My hand against you,
And will [thoroughly] purge away your dross as with lye
And remove all your tin (impurity).
2 Timothy 2:20-21
Now in a large house there are not only
Ezekiel 22:18
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross (metallic waste) to Me. All of them are (useless) bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Malachi 3:2-3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].
1 Peter 1:7
so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
“And I will turn My hand against you,
And will [thoroughly] purge away your dross as with lye
And remove all your tin (impurity).