Topic
Dross
7 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 119:119Easton · ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
- Proverbs 25:4Easton · ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
- Proverbs 26:23Easton · ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
- Isaiah 1:22Easton · ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
- Isaiah 1:25Easton · ISBE
¶ And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
- Ezekiel 22:18ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
- Ezekiel 22:19ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
The impurities of silver separated from the one in the process of melting (Prov. 25:4; 26:23; Ps. 119:119). It is also used to denote the base metal itself, probably before it is smelted, in Isa. 1:22, 25.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.