Proverbs 17:3 Cross References

Proverbs 17:3

3: Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart.

Isaiah 48:10

  1. I have refined you but not in the way silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.

Jeremiah 17:10

  1. But I know! I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve."

Psalms 26:2

  1. Put me on trial, LORD, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and affections.

Proverbs 27:21

  1. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.

1 Peter 1:7

  1. These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

1 Chronicles 29:17

  1. I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

Psalms 66:10

  1. You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver melted in a crucible.

Zechariah 13:9

  1. I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure, just as gold and silver are refined and purified by fire. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, `These are my people,' and they will say, `The LORD is our God.'"

Malachi 3:2

  1. "But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal or like a strong soap that whitens clothes.
  2. He will sit and judge like a refiner of silver, watching closely as the dross is burned away. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold or silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the LORD.

Revelation 2:23

  1. I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.
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