Psa 12:6, Jer 23:29, Jam 1:2, 1Pe 1:6-7 | ESV | STEP | The words of the Lord are pure words , like silver refined in a furnace on the ground , purified seven times .

a Ps. 18:30; 119:140; Prov. 30:5; [Ps. 19:8]

b[See ver. 28 above]

c[Dan. 2:34, 45]

dSee Matt. 5:12

f 1 Pet. 1:6

g James 1:2; [ch. 4:12]

h James 1:3

i Job 23:10; Ps. 66:10; Prov. 17:3; Isa. 48:10

j 1 Cor. 3:13

k Rom. 2:7, 10; 1 Cor. 4:5; [2 Thess. 1:7-12]

Psalms 12:6

6 ^aThe words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.

Jeremiah 23:29

29 ^bIs not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and ^clike a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

James 1:2

Testing of Your Faith

2 ^dCount it all joy, my brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church; also verses 16, 19} when you meet trials ^fof various kinds,

1 Peter 1:6-7

6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by ^gvarious trials, 7 so that ^hthe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes ⁱthough it is tested by ^jfire—may be found to result in ^kpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.