Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there will come forth a vessel for the melter.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 66:10For thou hast proved us, O God: thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
Isaiah 1:25And I will turn my hand against thee, and purge away as with lye thy dross, and remove all thy tin:
Malachi 3:2But who can sustain the day of his coming? and who can stand when he appeareth? for he is like the fire of the melter, and like the lye of the washers:
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 →