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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fining pot

A crucible, melting-pot (Proverbs 17:3; 27:21).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fine.

2. (n.) The act of imposing a fin/.

3. (n.) The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire.

4. (n.) That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FINER; FINING

fin'-er, fin'-ing (Proverbs 25:4 the King James Version).

See REFINER.

Strong's Hebrew
4715. matsreph -- a crucible
... Word Origin from tsaraph Definition a crucible NASB Word Usage crucible (1), refining
pot (1). fining pot. From tsaraph; a crucible -- fining pot. ...
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The Fourteenth Proposition. Concerning the Power of the Civil ...
... or principality they bear in the government of this world, to force the consciences
of others; and therefore all killing, banishing, fining, imprisoning, and ...
/.../the fourteenth proposition concerning the.htm

Concerning the Power of the Civil Magistrate in Matters Purely ...
... or principality they bear in the government of this world, to force the consciences
of others; and therefore all killing, banishing, fining, imprisoning, and ...
/.../proposition xiv concerning the power.htm

Wisdom Brevities
... The fining pot is for silver, And the furnace for gold: And a man is tried
by his praise. * * *. Transitoriness of Riches. An Epigram. ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/wisdom brevities.htm

Reference Table
... treasures Proverbs XXI 6 Proverbs 128 As one that taketh off Proverbs XXV 20 Proverbs
134 Wrath is cruel Proverbs XXVII 4 Proverbs 136 The fining pot Proverbs ...
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Bishop of Cyrus.
... they apply it to the touchstone; and just so I sent my book to your reverence, for
I wish to know whether it is what it should be, or needs some fining down. ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/bishop of cyrus.htm

Whether God Should be Praised with the Lips?
... incite the good to better things. Wherefore it is written (Prov.27:21):
"As silver is tried in the fining-pot . . . so a man is tried ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether god should be praised.htm

The True Gold and Its Testing
... I need not dwell upon that very familiar metaphor of the furnace for gold, and the
fining-pot for silver, only remember that there are two purposes for which ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the true gold and its.htm

God's People in the Furnace
... He says, "The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold." If you were nothing
but tin, there would be no need of the "fining-pot" for you; but it is ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/gods people in the furnace.htm

A Caution to the Presumptuous
... If it be so with any of you, apply this proverb to your own state, "As the fining
pot for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man to his praise.". ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/a caution to the presumptuous.htm

Tit. 2:06 Thoughts for Young Men
... the Archangel's trumpet, and go forth to stand before the great white throne," you
too must obey that summons, which Jerome says was always fining in his ears ...
/.../chapter xix tit 2 6 thoughts.htm

Thesaurus
Fining (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fining pot. A crucible, melting-pot (Proverbs 17:3;
27:21). ... FINER; FINING. fin'-er, fin'-ing (Proverbs 25:4 the King James Version). ...
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Fining-pot (2 Occurrences)
Fining-pot. Fining, Fining-pot. Finish . Multi-Version Concordance
Fining-pot (2 Occurrences). Proverbs 17:3 The fining...
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Finish (35 Occurrences)

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Finger-work (1 Occurrence)
Finger-work. Fingers, Finger-work. Fining . Multi-Version Concordance
Finger-work (1 Occurrence). ... (YLT). Fingers, Finger-work. Fining . Reference
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Finer (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FINER; FINING. fin'-er, fin'-ing (Proverbs
25:4 the King James Version). See REFINER. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Trieth (7 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace
for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Praiseth (4 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Proverbs 27:21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him. (DBY). ...
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Pot (46 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS). Proverbs 27:21 As the fining pot for
silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. ...
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Concordance
Fining (2 Occurrences)

Proverbs 17:3
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but Yahweh tests the hearts.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Proverbs 27:21
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

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