Proverbs 25:4 · KJV
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”
— Proverbs 25:4
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings {is} unsearchable. {is...: Heb. there is no searching}
Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25 — Context
{It is} the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings {is} to search out a matter.
3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings {is} unsearchable. {is...: Heb. there is no searching}
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great {men}: {Put...: Heb. Set not out thy glory}
Cross References
2 Timothy 2:20-21
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. {dross of silver: Heb. drosses, etc}
Isaiah 1:25-27
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: {purely: Heb. according to pureness}
Malachi 3:2-3
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:
1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: