Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Heart » The heart of the wicked
Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
character of the unrenewed Heart » Of little worth
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
Silver » Symbolical
Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"
For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver.
As for that statue, its head was of fine gold, its chest and arms were of silver, its belly and thighs were of bronze.
"Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver.
They are regarded as 'rejected silver' because the Lord rejects them."
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors that the wind carries away. Not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain that filled the entire earth.
The Lord's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.
My fruit is better than the purest gold, and what I produce is better than choice silver.
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
Silver » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the just
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
Speech/communication » The mouth of the just
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.