4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:4
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 4
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Removeהָג֣וֹH1898Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolutethe drossסִיגִ֣יםH5509Noun - masculine pluralfrom the silverמִכָּ֑סֶףH3701Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃H3627Noun - masculine singularfor a silversmithלַצֹּרֵ֣ףH6884Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill come forthוַיֵּצֵ֖אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular