Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
New American Standard Bible
And there comes out a vessel for the
King James Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Holman Bible
and a vessel will be produced
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.
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,
Themes
Government » The kings of the earth
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Interlinear
Yatsa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 25:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Proverbs Of Solomon
3 As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable. 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.
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Cross References
Proverbs 17:3
The crucible is for refining silver and the furnace is for gold, likewise the Lord tests hearts.
Isaiah 1:25-27
I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.
2 Timothy 2:20-21
Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.
Ezekiel 22:18
"Son of man, the house of Israel has become slag to me. All of them are like bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the worthless slag of silver.
Malachi 3:2-3
Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap.
1 Peter 1:7
Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.