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Proverbs 25:4
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Proverbs 25:4
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Proverbs 25:4
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Proverbs 25:4
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4 Remove the dross from the silver,
and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
2 Timothy 2:20-21
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2 Timothy 2:20-21
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20 Now in (A)a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, (B)some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. 21 Therefore, (C)if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,[a] he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, (D)ready for every good work.
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- 2 Timothy 2:21 Greek from these things
2 Timothy 2:20-21
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2 Timothy 2:20-21
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20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.(A) 21 Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.(B)
Ezekiel 22:18
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Ezekiel 22:18
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18 (A)“Son of man, the house of Israel has become (B)dross to me; all of them are (C)bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are (D)dross of silver.
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Ezekiel 22:18
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Ezekiel 22:18
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18 “Son of man, the people of Israel have become dross(A) to me; all of them are the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace.(B) They are but the dross of silver.(C)
Isaiah 1:25-27
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Isaiah 1:25-27
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25 (A)I will turn my hand against you
and will smelt away your (B)dross as with lye
and remove all your alloy.
26 And I will restore your judges (C)as at the first,
and your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward (D)you shall be called the city of righteousness,
the faithful city.”
27 (E)Zion shall be redeemed by justice,
and those in her who repent, by righteousness.
Isaiah 1:25-27
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Isaiah 1:25-27
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- Isaiah 1:25 That is, against Jerusalem
Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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Proverbs 17:3
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1 Peter 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 so that (A)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes (B)though it is tested by (C)fire—may be found to result in (D)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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1 Peter 1:7
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)
Malachi 3:2-3
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But (A)who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For (B)he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit (C)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 (D)offerings in righteousness to the Lord.[a]
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- Malachi 3:3 Or and they will belong to the Lord, bringers of an offering in righteousness
Malachi 3:2-3
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But who can endure(A) the day of his coming?(B) Who can stand(C) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire(D) or a launderer’s soap.(E) 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(F) he will purify(G) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(H) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(I)
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