21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
Proverbs 27:21 Cross References - Rotherham
1 Samuel 18:7-8
7 And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said,––Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
8 Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said,––They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands,––What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
1 Samuel 18:15-16
1 Samuel 18:30
30 And, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
2 Samuel 14:25
25 Now, like unto Absolom, was there no man handsome in all Israel, to be greatly praised,––from the sole of his foot, even unto the crown of his head, there was not, in him, a blemish.
2 Samuel 15:6-12
6 And Absolom did, after this manner, to all Israel who came for judgment, unto the king,––so Absolom stole away the heart of the men of Israel.
7 And it came to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absolom said unto the king––Let me go, I pray thee, that I may pay my vow which I have vowed unto Yahweh, in Hebron; 8 for thy servant vowed, a vow, while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying,––If Yahweh, will but bring me back, unto Jerusalem, then will I serve Yahweh, 9 And the king said unto him––Go and prosper! So he arose and went to Hebron. 10 And Absolom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,––When ye hear the sound of the horn, then shall ye say, Absolom hath become king in Hebron! 11 And, with Absolom, went two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, who, having been bidden, were going in their simplicity,––neither knew they anything. 12 And Absalom sent and called Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, out of his city, out of Gilo, when he was offering sacrifices,––and so it was that the conspiracy was strong, and, the people, went on multiplying with Absolom.
7 And it came to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absolom said unto the king––Let me go, I pray thee, that I may pay my vow which I have vowed unto Yahweh, in Hebron; 8 for thy servant vowed, a vow, while I abode in Geshur in Syria, saying,––If Yahweh, will but bring me back, unto Jerusalem, then will I serve Yahweh, 9 And the king said unto him––Go and prosper! So he arose and went to Hebron. 10 And Absolom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,––When ye hear the sound of the horn, then shall ye say, Absolom hath become king in Hebron! 11 And, with Absolom, went two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, who, having been bidden, were going in their simplicity,––neither knew they anything. 12 And Absalom sent and called Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, out of his city, out of Gilo, when he was offering sacrifices,––and so it was that the conspiracy was strong, and, the people, went on multiplying with Absolom.
Psalms 12:6
6 The words of Yahweh, are words, that are pure, silver refined in a crucible of earth, purified seven times!
Psalms 66:10
10 For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:
Proverbs 17:3
3 Fining–pot for silver, crucible for gold, but, he that trieth hearts, is Yahweh.
Zechariah 13:9
9 And I will bring the third into the fire, and will smelt them as one smelteth silver, and will try them, as one trieth gold,––It, will call upon my name, and, I, will answer it, and will say, My people, it is! and, it, will say, Yahweh, is my God!
Malachi 3:3
3 Therefore will he sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and will purify the sons of Levi, and will smelt them, as gold and as silver; so shall they belong to Yahweh, offering a gift in righteousness.
1 Peter 1:7
7 In order that the proving of your faith––much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved––may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ,––
1 Peter 4:12
12 Beloved! be not held in surprise by the burning among you, which, for putting you to the proof, is befalling you, as though a, surprising, thing were happening unto you;