What Does the Bible Say About Silver?

1. #1Psalms 66:10

   For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

   BSBFor You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

2. #2Psalms 12:6

   The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

   BSBThe words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

3. #3Hosea 13:2

   And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

   BSBNow they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”

4. #4Exodus 20:23

   Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

   BSBYou are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.

5. #5Proverbs 22:1

   A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

   BSBA good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

6. #6Ecclesiastes 5:10

   He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

   BSBHe who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

7. #7Proverbs 25:4

   Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

   BSBRemove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

8. #8Zechariah 13:9

   And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

   BSBThis 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.’”

9. #9Jeremiah 6:30

   Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.

   BSBThey are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

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