Proverbs 25:4

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 66:10

For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.

Proverbs 25:3

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

Proverbs 26:23

Like the glaze[2] covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.

Ezekiel 22:18

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

1 Peter 1:7

so that the tested genuineness of your faith -- more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire -- may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.