Proverbs 25:4

New International Reader's Version

Remove the scum from the silver. Then the master worker can make something out of it.

Cross References

Psalm 66:10

God, you have tested us. You put us through fire to make us like silver.

Proverbs 17:3

Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold. But the Lord tests our hearts.

Proverbs 25:3

The heavens are high and the earth is deep. In the same way, the minds of kings are impossible to figure out.

Proverbs 26:23

Warm words that come from an evil heart are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.

Ezekiel 22:18

“Son of man, the people of Israel have become like scum to me. All of them are like the copper, tin, iron and lead left inside a furnace. They are only the scum that is removed from silver.”

1 Peter 1:7

Your troubles have come in order to prove that your faith is real. Your faith is worth more than gold. That’s because gold can pass away even when fire has made it pure. Your faith is meant to bring praise, honor and glory to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ returns.