NET Bible
"Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;"
— Proverbs 25:4, NET Bible
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”
“Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: ”
“Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;”
“Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:”
“Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.”
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”
Proverbs of Solomon Collected by Hezekiah These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied:
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.
As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;
remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
for it is better for him to say to you,“Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.