Proverbs 25:4

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

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

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Matthew Henry · Verses 4–5

For a prince to suppress vice, and reform his people, is the best way to support his government.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.