Dross in the Bible

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• Psalm 119:119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
• Proverbs 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
• Proverbs 26:23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
• Isaiah 1:22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
• Ezekiel 22:18-19 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. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

⇒Bible Encyclopedia for DROSS.

⇒Definition of dross

⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Dross.