Topic
Dross
Passages from across the Bible
Passages on this topic
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.
Figurative
- Psalm 119:119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
- Proverbs 25:4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
- Proverbs 26:23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
- Isaiah 1:22 Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
- Ezekiel 22:18–19 “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “dross” →
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.