Proverbs 25:4
Take away dross from silver, || And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
Literal Standard 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
3The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, || And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
5Take away the wicked before a king, || And his throne is established in righteousness.
Cross References
Psalms 66:10For You have tried us, O God, || You have refined us as the refining of silver.
Isaiah 1:25And I turn back My hand on you, || And I refine your dross as purity, || And I turn aside all your tin,
Malachi 3:2“And who is bearing the day of His coming? And who is standing in His appearing? For He [is] as fire of a refiner, || And as soap of a fuller.
2 Timothy 2:20And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honor, and some to dishonor:
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 →