Verse 4
Proverbs 25:4
Young's Literal Translation
4
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָג֣וֹ סִיגִ֣ים מִ/כָּ֑סֶף וַ/יֵּצֵ֖א לַ/צֹּרֵ֣ף כֶּֽלִי
English Translation
The gopher made silver from the cast and it went out to the refiner for a vessel.
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Chapter 25 Context
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Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: --
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The honour of God (Elohim) [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
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The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable.
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Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
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Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
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Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
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For better [that] he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a n...
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Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth th...
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Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
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Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
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Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
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A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
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As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the...
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Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
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By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
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Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
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A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testim...
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A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
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Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a s...
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If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink w...
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For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
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A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.
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Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
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[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
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A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
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The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
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A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
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