Proverbs 25:4
King James Version (KJV)
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
World English Bible (WEB)
Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;
Proverbs 25:4 Cross References
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
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.
But 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.
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
