Proverbs 25:4

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel;

Cross References

Psalm 66:10

For thou, O God, hast tested us; thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tries hearts.

Proverbs 25:3

As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 26:23

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.

Ezekiel 22:18

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

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.