Proverbs 27:21
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].
Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
1 Samuel 18:7-8
The women sang as they played and danced, saying,
And David his ten thousands.”
1 Samuel 18:15-16
When Saul saw that he was prospering greatly, he was afraid of him.
1 Samuel 18:30
Then the Philistine commanders (princes) came out to battle, and it happened as often as they did, that David acted more wisely and had more success than all Saul’s servants. So his name was highly esteemed.
2 Samuel 14:25
Now in all Israel there was no man as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised [for that]; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
2 Samuel 15:6-12
This is how Absalom dealt with everyone in Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
Psalm 12:6
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
Psalm 66:10
For You have tested us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
Zechariah 13:9
“And I will bring the third part through the fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
And I will listen and answer them;
I will say, ‘They are My people,’
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
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.
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.
1 Peter 4:12
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you.
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The fining
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
For You have tested us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
“And I will bring the third part through the fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
And I will listen and answer them;
I will say, ‘They are My people,’
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
So
And David his ten thousands.”
General references
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.