Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:
Revised Version 1895
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 heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Cross References
Psalms 66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Isaiah 1:25and I will turn my hand upon thee, and throughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin:
Malachi 3:2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
2 Timothy 2:20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honour, and some unto dishonour.
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 →