Proverbs 25:4

Easy To Read Version

If you take the worthless things from silver and make it pure, then a worker can make beautiful things.

Cross References

Psalm 66:10

God tested us,\par like people test silver with fire.\par

Proverbs 17:3

Gold and silver are put into fire to make them pure. But the Lord is the One who makes peoples’ hearts pure.

Proverbs 25:3

The sky is high above and the ground is under us. It is the same with the minds of kings. We can’t understand them.

Proverbs 26:23

Good words that hide an evil plan is like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.

Ezekiel 22:18

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [173]} bronze, iron, lead, and tin are worthless compared to silver. \{Workers put silver into fire to make it pure. The silver melts and the workers separate it from the waste.\} The nation of Israel has become like that worthless waste.

1 Peter 1:7

Why do these troubles happen? To prove that your faith is pure (true). This purity of faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. The purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ appears (comes).