4Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:


In Context

1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.

3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

5 take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;

Proverbs 25:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:4Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.