Proverbs 25:4
Strong's Lexicon
Remove
הָג֣וֹ (hā·ḡōw)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 1898: 1) (Qal) to remove, drive out

the dross
סִיגִ֣ים (sî·ḡîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5509: 1) a moving back or away 2) dross (usually of silver)

from the silver,
מִכָּ֑סֶף (mik·kā·sep̄)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

and a vessel
כֶּֽלִי׃ (ke·lî)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3627: 1) article, vessel, implement, utensil 1a) article, object (general) 1b) utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel 1b1) implement (of hunting or war) 1b2) implement (of music) 1b3) implement, tool (of labour) 1b4) equipment, yoke (of oxen) 1b5) utensils, furniture 1c) vessel, receptacle (general) 1d) vessels (boats) of paper-reed

for a silversmith
לַצֹּרֵ֣ף (laṣ·ṣō·rêp̄)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6884: 1) to smelt, refine, test 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smelt, refine 1a2) to test 1a3) to test (and prove true) 1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be refined 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner 1c1) refiner (participle)

will come forth.
וַיֵּצֵ֖א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

Young's Literal Translation
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

New American Standard Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

King James Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel;

New Living Translation
Remove the impurities from silver, and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.

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

New American Standard Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

King James Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

International Standard Version
Purge the dross from the silver, and material for a vessel comes forth for the silversmith.

NET Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

American Standard Version
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

English Revised Version
Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:

Young's Literal Translation
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
















Cross References
Proverbs 25:3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs 26:23
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

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.

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:

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.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Proverbs 25:1
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

Proverbs 25:7
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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