King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 25:4
“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 25
2
[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
3
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]: