Proverbs 25:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”Proverbs 25:4
What Does Proverbs 25:4 Mean?
Proverbs 25:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 25, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 25:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Timothy 2:20“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.”Proverbs 17:3“The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.”Isaiah 1:25“And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:”Malachi 3:2“But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:”1 Peter 1:7“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”Proverbs 26:23“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”Malachi 3:3“And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”Leviticus 14:40“Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:”Jeremiah 6:30“Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.”
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