Proverbs 25:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]. [II Tim. 2:21.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]. [II Tim. 2:21.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Remove impurities from silver, and material will be produced for a silversmith.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

English EASY 2024

If you remove dirt from silver, a worker can use it to make a beautiful thing.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Remove the worthless things from silver to make it pure, and a worker can make something beautiful.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Take the impurities out of silver, and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Take away the dross from the silver, and there will come forth a vessel for the silversmith.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Remove the dross from silver, and it comes forth perfectly purified;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Remove the scum from the silver. Then the master worker can make something.

English NIV

Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith;

English NKJ 1982

Take away the dross from silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry.

English NLT

Remove the dross from silver, and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If you burn away the impurities from silver, a sterling vessel will emerge from the fire.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When you remove dross from silver, you have sterling ready for the silversmith.

English Tyndale 1537

Take the dross from the silver, and there shall be a clean vessel thereof.

Proverbs 25:4 — Compare Translations