Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
General references
Bible References
General references
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
Isaiah 1:25
“And I will turn My hand against you,
And will [thoroughly] purge away your dross as with lye
And remove all your tin (impurity).
“And I will turn My hand against you,
And will [thoroughly] purge away your dross as with lye
And remove all your tin (impurity).
Malachi 3:3
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi [the priests], and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord [grain] offerings in righteousness.
2 Timothy 2:20
Now in a large house there are not only vessels and objects of gold and silver, but also vessels and objects of wood and of earthenware, and some are for honorable (noble, good) use and some for dishonorable (ignoble, common).
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.