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Literal Standard Version
Proverbs 25:4
Take away dross from silver, || And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Remove impurities from silver,and material will be produced for a silversmith.
Remove impurities from silver,and material will be produced for a silversmith.
Hebrew Names Version
Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;
Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;
King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
English Standard Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
New American Standard Bible
Take away the impurities from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Take away the impurities from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
New Century Version
Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.
Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.
Amplified Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].
World English Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;
Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.
Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.
Legacy Standard Bible
Take away the dross from the silver,And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Take away the dross from the silver,And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Berean Standard Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
Contemporary English Version
Silver must be purified before it can be used to make something of value.
Silver must be purified before it can be used to make something of value.
Complete Jewish Bible
Remove the impurities from the silver, and the smith has material to make a vessel.
Remove the impurities from the silver, and the smith has material to make a vessel.
Darby Translation
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Easy-to-Read Version
Remove the worthless things from silver to make it pure, and a worker can make something beautiful.
Remove the worthless things from silver to make it pure, and a worker can make something beautiful.
George Lamsa Translation
Purge dross from silver that it may come forth a pure vessel.
Purge dross from silver that it may come forth a pure vessel.
Good News Translation
Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty.
Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty.
Lexham English Bible
Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.
Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.
Literal Translation
Take away the dross from the silver, and a vessel of the refiner's shall appear.
Take away the dross from the silver, and a vessel of the refiner's shall appear.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take ye drosse from ye syluer, & there shalbe a cleane vessell therof.
Take ye drosse from ye syluer, & there shalbe a cleane vessell therof.
American Standard Version
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Bible in Basic English
Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
King James Version (1611)
Take away the drosse from the siluer, and there shall come foorth a vessell for the finer.
Take away the drosse from the siluer, and there shall come foorth a vessell for the finer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shalbe a vessell for the siner.
Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shalbe a vessell for the siner.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
English Revised Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Do thou a wei rust fro siluer, and a ful cleene vessel schal go out.
Do thou a wei rust fro siluer, and a ful cleene vessel schal go out.
Update Bible Version
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes forth a vessel for the refiner:
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes forth a vessel for the refiner:
Webster's Bible Translation
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
New English Translation
Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
New King James Version
Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.
Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.
New Living Translation
Remove the impurities from silver, and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
Remove the impurities from silver, and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
New Life Bible
Take away the waste from the silver, and a silver pot comes out for the workman.
Take away the waste from the silver, and a silver pot comes out for the workman.
New Revised Standard
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel:
Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
Revised Standard Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;
Young's Literal Translation
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
THE MESSAGE
Remove impurities from the silver and the silversmith can craft a fine chalice; Remove the wicked from leadership and authority will be credible and God-honoring.
Remove impurities from the silver and the silversmith can craft a fine chalice; Remove the wicked from leadership and authority will be credible and God-honoring.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Contextual Overview
4Take away dross from silver, || And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,5Take away the wicked before a king, || And his throne is established in righteousness.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 17:3, Isaiah 1:25-27, Malachi 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:20, 2 Timothy 2:21, 1 Peter 1:7
Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:40 - take away Jeremiah 6:30 - Reprobate silver
Cross-References
Isaiah 60:6
A multitude of camels covers you, || Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, || All of them from Sheba come, || They carry gold and frankincense, || And they proclaim the praises of YHWH.
A multitude of camels covers you, || Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, || All of them from Sheba come, || They carry gold and frankincense, || And they proclaim the praises of YHWH.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take away the dross from the silver,.... By putting it into the furnace, and purging it from it:
and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer; not out of the furnace, a vessel formed and shaped, but pure silver shall come out of it for the refiner; of which a vessel may be made, very honourable, beautiful, and fit for use: the application of it is in Proverbs 25:5.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 25:4. Take away the dross from the silver — You cannot have a pure silver vessel till you have purified the silver; and no nation can have a king a public blessing till the wicked - all bad counsellors, wicked and interested ministers, and sycophants - are banished from the court and cabinet. When the wise and good only are the king's ministers and advisers, then the throne will be established in righteousness, and his administration be a universal blessing.
