Proverbs 27:21 Cross References - Thomson

²¹ Fire is the trier of gold and silver: but a man is tried by the mouth of them who praise him. The heart of a transgressor seeketh evils: but a righteous heart seeketh knowledge.

⁷ and the women in responsive strains, said, Saul hath slain his thousands; And David his ten thousands, ⁸ the thing appeared evil in the eyes of Saul, because of this expression; and he said, The ten thousands they have ascribed to David; and to me they have ascribed thousands.

¹⁵ And when Saul saw with what great wisdom he conducted himself, he was afraid of him; ¹⁶ but all Israel and Juda loved David, because he went out and came in before the people.

³⁰ [Omitted]

²⁵ Now in all Israel there was not a man so very comely as Abessalom. From the sole of his foot, to the crown of his head, there was not a blemish in him.

⁶ In this manner Abessalom acted to all Israel who were coming to the king for judgment, so that Abessalom won the hearts of the men of Israel. ⁷ And at the end of four years Abessalom said to his father, Let me I pray thee go and pay my vows at Chebron, which I vowed to the Lord. ⁸ For when I dwelt at Gedsur, in Syria, thy servant vowed a vow, saying, If the Lord will bring me back to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord. ⁹ And the king said to him, Go in peace. So he arose and went to Chebron. ¹⁰ Now Abessalom had sent spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, When you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, Abessalom is king in Chebron. ¹¹ And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men out of Jerusalem. They indeed went in their simplicity, for they knew nothing. ¹² And Abessalom sent for Achitophel, the Thekonite, the counsellor of David, from his own city, namely, from Gola, while he was sacrificing. So the conspiracy became strong, and the people who came, and they were many, were with Abessalom.

⁶ The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; tried silver, clear of dross, seven times purified.

¹⁰ For thou, God, didst prove us, thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

³ As silver and gold are tried in a furnace; so are chosen hearts, by the Lord.

⁹ And when I have passed this third part through fire, and tried them as silver is tried, and proved them as gold is proved; this people will invoke My name and I will hear them and say, this is my people, and they will say, the Lord is my God.

³ He will sit refining and purifying and will purify the sons of Levi like the silver and gold, and melt them like the gold and silver. Then shall they offer to the Lord a sacrifice in righteousness

⁷ in order that your faith, which hath stood the test and is much more precious than gold which is of a perishable nature though tried by fire, may be found praise worthy, and honourable, and glorious, at the manifestation of Jesus Christ,

¹² Beloved, be not surprized at the fiery trial among you, which is come upon you to try you, as if some strange thing had befallen you: