Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel; New Living Translation Remove the impurities from silver, and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith. English Standard Version Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; Berean Standard Bible Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth. King James Bible Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. New King James Version Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. New American Standard Bible Take away the impurities from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith; NASB 1995 Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith; NASB 1977 Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith; Legacy Standard Bible Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith; Amplified Bible Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape]. Christian Standard Bible Remove impurities from silver, and material will be produced for a silversmith. Holman Christian Standard Bible Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith. American Standard Version Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Select dross from silver so that a pure item may come forth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure. Contemporary English Version Silver must be purified before it can be used to make something of value. Douay-Rheims Bible Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel: English Revised Version Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer: GOD'S WORD® Translation Take the impurities out of silver, and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold. Good News Translation Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty. International Standard Version Purge the dross from the silver, and material for a vessel comes forth for the silversmith. JPS Tanakh 1917 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner; Literal Standard Version Take away dross from silver, | And a vessel goes forth for the refiner, Majority Standard Bible Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth. New American Bible Remove the dross from silver, and it comes forth perfectly purified; NET Bible Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge; New Revised Standard Version Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; New Heart English Bible Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner; Webster's Bible Translation Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. World English Bible Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner. Young's Literal Translation Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context More Proverbs of Solomon…3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched. 4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth. 5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.… Cross References Proverbs 25:3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched. Proverbs 26:23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart. Ezekiel 22:18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. Malachi 3:2 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap. Malachi 3:3 And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. Treasury of Scripture Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. Proverbs 17:3 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. Isaiah 1:25-27 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: … Malachi 3:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. Jump to Previous Dross Forth Material Refiner Remove Silver Silversmith Silver-Worker Smith Vessel WasteJump to Next Dross Forth Material Refiner Remove Silver Silversmith Silver-Worker Smith Vessel WasteProverbs 25 1. observations about kings8. and about avoiding causes of quarrels (4) And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.--Or, So there results a vessel to the refiner, or silversmith. He is able to make one.Verses 4, 5. - A tetrastich in an emblematical form. Verse 4. - Take away the dross from the silver. Silver was most extensively used by the Hebrews (see 'Dictionary of the Bible,' sub voc.), whether obtained from native mines or imported from foreign countries, and the process of separating the ore from the extraneous matters mixed with it was well known (Psalm 12:6; Ezekiel 22:20, etc.; see on Proverbs 17:3). And there shall come forth a vessel for the finer (tsaraph); the goldsmith. The pure silver is ready for the artist s work, who from this material can make a beautiful vessel. Septuagint, "Beat untested silver, and all shall be made entirely pure," where the allusion is to the process of reducing minerals by lamination. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Removeהָג֣וֹ (hā·ḡōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1898: To remove the dross סִיגִ֣ים (sî·ḡîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5509: A moving back or away, dross from the silver, מִכָּ֑סֶף (mik·kā·sep̄) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money and a vessel כֶּֽלִי׃ (ke·lî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus for a silversmith לַצֹּרֵ֣ף (laṣ·ṣō·rêp̄) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6884: To smelt, refine, test will come forth. וַיֵּצֵ֖א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim Links Proverbs 25:4 NIVProverbs 25:4 NLT Proverbs 25:4 ESV Proverbs 25:4 NASB Proverbs 25:4 KJV Proverbs 25:4 BibleApps.com Proverbs 25:4 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 25:4 Chinese Bible Proverbs 25:4 French Bible Proverbs 25:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver (Prov. 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