Encyclopedia entry
Dross
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 Bible
7
Verses where Dross is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezekiel 22:18
“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.
- Ezekiel 22:19
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 1:22
Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.
- Isaiah 1:25
I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
- 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.
+1 more verse naming Dross.
Scripture on Dross
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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