Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Remove impurities from silver,
and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

International Standard Version

Purge the dross from the silver, and material for a vessel comes forth for the silversmith.

A Conservative Version

Take away the dross from the silver, and there comes forth a vessel for the refiner.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].

Bible in Basic English

Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Take ye away the dross from the silver, and a vessel shall come forth for the goldsmith.

King James 2000

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.

Modern King James verseion

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Take the dross from the silver, and there shall be a clean vessel thereof.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel:

Webster

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;

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הגה 
Hagah 
Usage: 3

the dross
סוּג סיגo 
Ciyg 
Usage: 8

from the silver
כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

References

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

More Proverbs Of Solomon

3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth,
So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
5 Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.


Cross References

Proverbs 17:3

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
But the Lord tests hearts.

Isaiah 1:25-27

“I will also turn My hand against you,
And will smelt away your dross as with lye
And will remove all your alloy.

2 Timothy 2:20-21

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of earthenware, and some to honor and some to dishonor.

Ezekiel 22:18

“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.

Malachi 3:2-3

“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

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