Bible Cross References
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Proverbs 17:3
Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the LORD.
Isaiah 1:25-27
25
I will take action against you. I will purify you the way metal is refined, and will remove all your impurity.
26
I will give you rulers and advisers like those you had long ago. Then Jerusalem will be called the righteous, faithful city."
27
Because the LORD is righteous, he will save Jerusalem and everyone there who repents.
Malachi 3:3
He will come to judge like one who refines and purifies silver. As a metalworker refines silver and gold, so the LORD's messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the LORD the right kind of offerings.
2 Timothy 2:20
In a large house there are dishes and bowls of all kinds: some are made of silver and gold, others of wood and clay; some are for special occasions, others for ordinary use.
2 Timothy 2:21
Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed.
1 Peter 1:7
Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.