Psa 12:6, Pro 17:3, 27:21, Isa 48:10, Zec 13:9, Mal 3:2-3, 1Pe 1:7 | ESV | STEP | The words of the Lord are pure words , like silver refined in a furnace on the ground , purified seven times .

Psalms 12:6

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

Proverbs 17:3

3 ^bThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
^cand the Lord tests hearts.

Proverbs 27:21

21 ^dThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.

Isaiah 48:10

10 Behold, I have refined you, ^ebut not as silver;
^fI have tried ^{▼▼Or I have chosen} you in the furnace of affliction.

Zechariah 13:9

9 And ^hI will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
ⁱThey will call upon my name,
and ^jI will answer them.
^kI will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Malachi 3:2-3

2 But ^lwho can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For ^mhe is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. 3 He will sit ⁿas a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring ^oofferings in righteousness to the Lord. ^{▼▼Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness}

1 Peter 1:7

7 so that ^qthe tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes ^rthough it is tested by ^sfire—may be found to result in ^tpraise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.