DROSS

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Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. (Psalm 119:119119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. (Psalm 119:119))
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. (Proverbs 25:44Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. (Proverbs 25:4))
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. (Proverbs 26:2323Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. (Proverbs 26:23))
Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: (Isaiah 1:2222Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: (Isaiah 1:22))
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. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. (Ezekiel 22:18-1918Son 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. 19Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. (Ezekiel 22:18‑19))