Job 28:1

Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

Cross-reference

Psalm 12:6 Parallel

Psalm 12:6 uses the refining of silver as a metaphor for the purity of God's words, directly paralleling the refining imagery in Job 28:1.

Proverbs 17:3 compares the crucible for silver and furnace for gold to the Lord testing hearts, a direct parallel to the refining process in Job 28:1.

Proverbs 27:21 similarly uses the crucible for silver and furnace for gold as a metaphor for testing a man by his praise, paralleling Job 28:1.

Isaiah 48:10 speaks of God refining his people in the furnace of affliction, using the same silver-refining imagery as Job 28:1.

Zechariah 13:9 describes refining a third through fire like silver and testing like gold, echoing the refining process in Job 28:1.

Malachi 3:2 Allusion

Malachi 3:2 portrays the Lord as a refiner's fire, directly alluding to the refining of metals mentioned in Job 28:1.

Malachi 3:3 Parallel

Malachi 3:3 continues the refining metaphor, saying he will purify the Levites like gold and silver, paralleling Job 28:1.

1 Peter 1:7 Parallel

1 Peter 1:7 compares tested faith to gold refined by fire, using the same precious metal refining imagery as Job 28:1.