Proverbs 25:4
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
In Context
3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Cross References
Psalms 66:10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
2 Timothy 2:20A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:3-4
Prudential Maxims. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. Here is, 1. An instance given of the honour of God: It is his glory to conceal a matter. He needs not search into any thing, for he perfectly knows every thing by a clear and certain view, and nothing can be hidden from him; and yet his own way is in the sea and his path in the great waters. There is an… Read the whole commentary →