Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, And there will come forth a vessel for the founder;
Noyes 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
Cross References
Psalms 66:10Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.
Isaiah 1:25And I will again turn my hand toward thee, And wholly purge away thy dross, And take away all thy alloy.
Malachi 3:2But who shall abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he shall be like the fire of the refiner, And like the soap of the fuller.
2 Timothy 2:20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also wooden and earthen ones; and some for honor, and some for 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 →