Proverbs 25:4

Proverbs 25:4 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Remove the dross from the silver,

and a silversmith can produce a vessel;

4Take away the impurities from the silver,

And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

4Take away the dross from the silver,

And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape]. [2 Tim 2:21]

4Remove the dross from the silver,

and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

4Take away the dross from the silver,

And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

4Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.

4Take away the dross from the silver,

and material comes out for the refiner.

4Remove the scum from the silver.

Then the master worker can make something out of it.

4If you remove dirt from silver,

a worker can use it to make a beautiful thing.

4Take away dross from silver, || And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,