Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 25:4 · retained source text
Take away the drosse from the siluer, and there shall come foorth a vessell for the finer.
KJV dictionary & concordance
vessel
Meaning of “vessel”
1. A container or utensil made to hold, carry, or serve. 2. A ship or craft for travel upon water. 3. Figuratively, a person or body regarded as a bearer or instrument.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
46 occurrences41 verses20 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Leviticus 6:28
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “vessel”
Complete reference index — all 41 verses
Leviticus 6:28Leviticus 11:32Leviticus 11:33Leviticus 11:34Leviticus 14:5Leviticus 14:50Leviticus 15:12Numbers 5:17Numbers 19:15Numbers 19:17Deuteronomy 23:241 Samuel 21:51 Kings 17:102 Kings 4:6Psalms 2:9Psalms 31:12Proverbs 25:4Isaiah 30:14Isaiah 66:20Jeremiah 18:4Jeremiah 19:11Jeremiah 22:28Jeremiah 25:34Jeremiah 32:14Jeremiah 48:11Jeremiah 48:38Jeremiah 51:34Ezekiel 4:9Ezekiel 15:3Hosea 8:8Mark 11:16Luke 8:16John 19:29Acts 9:15Acts 10:11Acts 10:16Acts 11:5Romans 9:211 Thessalonians 4:42 Timothy 2:211 Peter 3:7
Where “vessel” appears
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Leviticus9 occurrences
7 versesNumbers3 occurrences
3 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings2 occurrences
1 versePsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah10 occurrences
8 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs4 occurrences
4 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
7 versesNumbers3 occurrences
3 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings2 occurrences
1 versePsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah10 occurrences
8 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs4 occurrences
4 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
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Definition evidence
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