Proverbs 25:4 KJV
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Proverbs 25:4, King James Version
In context
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Cross-references
- 2 Timothy 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
- Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
- Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
- Malachi 3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
- Isaiah 1:25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: