Proverbs 27:21

New King James Version

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:25

Now in all Israel there was no one who was praised as much as Absalom for his good looks. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

Job 28:1

“Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place where gold is refined.

Psalm 12:6

The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.

Psalm 66:10

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.

Proverbs 17:3

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts.

Zechariah 13:9

I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”

Malachi 3:3

He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness.

Luke 6:26

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

1 Peter 1:7

that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;

1 Samuel 18:30

Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed.