Psalm 119:119
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 15:23, God rejects Saul for rejecting His word — mirroring how God discards the wicked like dross in the Psalm.
Jeremiah 6:30 uses the same 'rejected silver' imagery — God discards His people as worthless dross.
Ezekiel 22:18-22 expands the dross metaphor: Israel is like impure metal melted in God's furnace of judgment.
Matthew 3:12 uses winnowing and burning chaff — a different metaphor for separating and destroying the wicked.
Matthew 7:23 has Jesus declare 'depart from me' to evildoers — directly parallel to God discarding the wicked as dross.
Matthew 13:40-42 describes gathering and burning weeds in a fiery furnace — judgment of the wicked, echoing the fate of dross.
Matthew 13:50 specifically mentions throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace — directly mirrors the discarding of dross in judgment.
Malachi 4:1 describes the wicked burned like stubble, mirroring the discarding of dross here — both depict divine judgment on the wicked.
Malachi 3:2 describes the Lord as a refiner's fire, purging impurities — similar refining imagery but focused on purification.
Malachi 3:3 continues the refining metaphor: God purifies the Levites like silver, highlighting cleansing rather than discarding dross.