Proverbs 25:4
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Young's Literal Translation
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 established in righteousness is his throne.
Cross References
Psalms 66:10For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.
Isaiah 1:25And I turn back My hand upon thee, And I refine as purity thy dross, And I turn aside all thy tin,
Malachi 3:2And 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 honour, and some to 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 →