Proverbs 25:4
הָגוֹ סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּֽלִי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
In Context
3שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵֽקֶר ׃
5הָגוֹ רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי ־ מֶלֶךְ וְיִכּוֹן בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 66:10כִּֽי ־ בְחַנְתָּנוּ אֱלֹהִים צְרַפְתָּנוּ כִּצְרָף ־ כָּֽסֶף ׃
Isaiah 1:25וְאָשִׁיבָה יָדִי עָלַיִךְ וְאֶצְרֹף כַּבֹּר סִיגָיִךְ וְאָסִירָה כָּל ־ בְּדִילָֽיִךְ ׃
Malachi 3:2וּמִי מְכַלְכֵּל אֶת ־ יוֹם בּוֹאוֹ וּמִי הָעֹמֵד בְּהֵרָֽאוֹתוֹ כִּֽי ־ הוּא כְּאֵשׁ מְצָרֵף וּכְבֹרִית מְכַבְּסִֽים ׃
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 →