Proverbs 25:4
Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
In Context
5Remove the wicked from the king's presence and the king will rule securely and justly.
Cross References
Psalms 66:10God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
Isaiah 1:25I will turn against you. I will refine you in a furnace, removing all impurities.
Malachi 3:2Who can survive the day when he comes? Who can stand before him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing furnace that refines metal, or like the strong alkali that cleanses stains.
2 Timothy 2:20A stately home doesn't just have cups and bowls made of gold and silver. It also has ones made from wood and clay. Some are made for special use; others for more commonplace functions.
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 →