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the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Proverbs 25:4

Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dross;   Silver;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dross;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Throne;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Silver;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Proverb, the Book of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Dross;   Finer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dross;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fine;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Mining and Metals;   Proverbs, Book of;   King James Dictionary - Finer;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Refiner;   Silver;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Vessel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dross;   Finer;   Goldsmith;   Proverbs, Book of;   Refiner;   Reprobate;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Take away the dross from the silver,And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shalbe a vessell for the siner.
Darby Translation
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
New King James Version
Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.
Literal Translation
Take away the dross from the silver, and a vessel of the refiner's shall appear.
Easy-to-Read Version
Remove the worthless things from silver to make it pure, and a worker can make something beautiful.
World English Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;
King James Version (1611)
Take away the drosse from the siluer, and there shall come foorth a vessell for the finer.
King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take ye drosse from ye syluer, & there shalbe a cleane vessell therof.
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.
Amplified Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].
American Standard Version
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.
Update Bible Version
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.
Contemporary English Version
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.
George Lamsa Translation
Purge dross from silver that it may come forth a pure vessel.
Hebrew Names Version
Take away the dross from the silver, And material comes out for the refiner;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
New Living Translation
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.
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?
English Revised Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:
Berean Standard Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
New Revised Standard
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:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
Lexham English Bible
Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.
English Standard Version
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;
New Century Version
Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.
Good News Translation
Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty.
Christian Standard Bible®
Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Do thou a wei rust fro siluer, and a ful cleene vessel schal go out.
Revised Standard Version
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,

Contextual Overview

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge; 5 remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be 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
Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord .

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.


 
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