箴言 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Context
This verse from 箴言 Chapter 25 connects to 9 cross-references. 新法老不认识约瑟，奴役以色列人。以色列人越受压制越发增多。法老命令收生婆杀死希伯来男婴，被收生婆拒绝。
其他译本
Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
交叉参考
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