Proverbs 27:21 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מַצְרֵ֣ף	matz.Ref	a crucible	H4715 →
לַ֭כֶּסֶף	La.ke.sef	for <the> silver	H3701 →
וְכ֣וּר	ve.Khur	and a smelting furnace	H3564 →
לַזָּהָ֑ב	la.za.Hav	for <the> gold	H2091 →
וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ	ve.'Ish	and a person	H376 →
לְפִ֣י	le.Fi	to [the] mouth of	H6310 →
מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃	ma.ha.la.Lo	praise his	H4110 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H2091lazahavfor <the> gold389×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
leads to
- Isaiah 48:10
  See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
  Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 50:15
  Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Jeremiah 29:11–12
  For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- Acts 2:21
  And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- Isaiah 65:23–24
  They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.
Through
1 Peter 1:7
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
leads to
- Job 23:10
  Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- 1 Peter 4:12
  Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 17:3A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”Psalms 66:10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.1 Samuel 25:33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.Malachi 3:3And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.1 Samuel 18:7–8And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”1 Samuel 18:15–16When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.2 Samuel 14:25Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.1 Samuel 18:30Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.2 Samuel 15:6–12Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.2 Samuel 14:17And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”Job 28:1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

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