The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.
“I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.
For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
and I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. He will sit as 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 offerings in righteousness to the Lord.
And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
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