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In a biblical context, dross is often used metaphorically to describe moral or spiritual impurities that need to be removed to achieve purity and righteousness.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b> <br>The concept of dross is mentioned several times in the Bible, often in the context of refining metals such as silver and gold. This process serves as a metaphor for God's refining work in the lives of His people.<br><br>1. <b><a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a> :</b> "Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth." <br> · This verse highlights the necessity of removing impurities to create something valuable and useful. It implies that just as silver must be purified, so must individuals be refined to fulfill their God-given purpose.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a> :</b> "Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water." <br> · Here, the prophet Isaiah uses dross to symbolize the moral and spiritual decline of the people of Israel. Their once-pure state has been corrupted, necessitating divine intervention and purification.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-19</a> :</b> "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 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.'" <br> · In this passage, God compares the people of Israel to dross, indicating their spiritual impurity and the need for judgment and purification. The imagery of a furnace suggests a process of intense refinement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119</a> :</b> "All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies." <br> · The psalmist expresses a love for God's laws, recognizing that those who reject His commandments are like dross, destined to be discarded. This verse underscores the value of adhering to divine truth and righteousness.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b> <br>In Scripture, dross serves as a powerful metaphor for sin and moral corruption. The process of refining metals is likened to God's sanctifying work in believers' lives. Just as a refiner uses fire to purify metal, God uses trials, discipline, and His Word to cleanse His people from sin and impurity. This purification process is essential for believers to become vessels of honor, fit for the Master's use.<br><br><b>Practical Application:</b> <br>Believers are called to examine their lives for any "dross" that may hinder their relationship with God. This involves a willingness to undergo spiritual refinement, allowing God to remove impurities and transform them into His likeness. Through prayer, repentance, and obedience to God's Word, Christians can experience the refining work of the Holy Spirit, leading to greater holiness and effectiveness in their walk with Christ.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>The impurities of silver separated from the one in the process of melting (<a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a>; <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">26:23</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119</a>). It is also used to denote the base metal itself, probably before it is smelted, in Isaiah 1:22, 25. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Rust of metals.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">DROSS</span><p>dros (sigh): The refuse of smelting of precious metal (<a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a>; <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Proverbs 26:23</a>); used figuratively of what is base or worthless (<a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22, 25</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18, 19</a> <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119</a>).<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5509.htm"><span class="l">5509. sig -- a moving back or away, <b>dross</b></span></a><br>sig or sug. 5508, 5509. sig or sug. 5510 . a moving back or away, <b>dross</b>.<br> Transliteration: sig or sug Phonetic Spelling: (seeg) Short Definition: <b>dross</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5509.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/913.htm"><span class="l">913. bedil -- alloy, tin, <b>dross</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 912, 913. bedil. 914 . alloy, tin, <b>dross</b>. Transliteration: bedil Phonetic<br> Spelling: (bed-eel') Short Definition: tin. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/913.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_conferences_of_john_cassian/chapter_xiii_of_the_method.htm"><span class="l">Of the Method by which we Can Remove the <b>Dross</b> from Our Memory.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XIII. Of the method by which we<br> can remove the <b>dross</b> from our memory. Nesteros: From this <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xiii of the method.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/a_short_and_easy_method_of_prayer/chapter_xxiv_of_the_way.htm"><span class="l">Of the Way to Attain Divine Union</span></a> <br><b>...</b> can blend and become one. Can the impurity of <b>dross</b> be united with the purity<br> of gold? What then does God do? He sends His own Wisdom <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/chapter xxiv of the way.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/iii_isaiahs_discourse.htm"><span class="l">Isaiah's Discourse</span></a> <br><b>...</b> she that was full of judgement! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.<br> Thy silver is become <b>dross</b>, thy wine mixed with water. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iii isaiahs discourse.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bevan/three_friends_of_god/chapter_xxxv_the_vengeance_of.htm"><span class="l">The Vengeance of Rome</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I may say the world has become to me but dung and <b>dross</b>, but that I should become<br> dung and <b>dross</b> to the world, is another matter." For Christ, it was sweet to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter xxxv the vengeance of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/town_and_country_sermons/sermon_xxvii_the_invasion_of.htm"><span class="l">The Invasion of the Assyrians</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then they are truly purged in the fire of affliction, that whatever <b>dross</b> and trash<br> is in their hearts may be burnt out, and the pure gold left. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xxvii the invasion of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/chastisement.htm"><span class="l">Chastisement</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Weigh thyself, and discern how much <b>dross</b> is mingled with thy gold, and dost thou<br> think the fire too hot to get away so much <b>dross</b> as thou hast? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/chastisement.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/out_of_the_deep/i_out_of_the_deep.htm"><span class="l">Out of the Deep of Suffering and Sorrow.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and tries them with fire, as the refiner of silver sits by his furnaces watching<br> the melted metal till he knows that it is purged from all its <b>dross</b> by seeing <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out of the deep/i out of the deep.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/gods_people_in_the_furnace.htm"><span class="l">God's People in the Furnace</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 22nd chapter of Ezekiel, 17th and 18th verses, "And the word of the Lord came unto<br> me, saying, son of man, the house of Israel, is to me become <b>dross</b>: all they <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/gods people in the furnace.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/a_divine_cordial/the_worst_things_work_for.htm"><span class="l">The Worst Things Work for Good to the Godly</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is much corruption in the best heart: affliction does by degrees work it out,<br> as the fire works out the <b>dross</b> from the gold, "This is all the fruit, to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a divine cordial/the worst things work for.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/lecture_v_of_the_scriptures.htm"><span class="l">Of the Scriptures</span></a> <br><b>...</b> been put in the furnace of questions and doubtings,"it hath often been tried in<br> the fire of afflictions,"but it came forth like pure gold, without <b>dross</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/lecture v of the scriptures.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/dross.htm"><span class="l"><b>Dross</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>DROSS</b>. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Dross</b> (7 Occurrences).<br> Psalms 119:119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like <b>dross</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/dross.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refiner.htm"><span class="l">Refiner (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The resulting lead oxide, called in the Bible silver <b>dross</b>, was used for glazing<br> pottery (Proverbs 26:23), a use to which it is still put by Syrian potters. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refiner.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refining.htm"><span class="l">Refining (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The resulting lead oxide, called in the Bible silver <b>dross</b>, was used for glazing<br> pottery (Proverbs 26:23), a use to which it is still put by Syrian potters. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refining.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tin.htm"><span class="l">Tin (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your <b>dross</b>,<br> and will take away all your tin. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tin.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/refine.htm"><span class="l">Refine (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to<br> free from <b>dross</b> or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/refine.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/purely.htm"><span class="l">Purely (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:25, the Revised Version (British and American) "thoroughly (margin "as with lye,"<br> the King James Version "purely") purge away thy <b>dross</b>"; "pureness" is the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/purely.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/furnace.htm"><span class="l">Furnace (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become <b>dross</b> to me: all of them<br> are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/furnace.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/drought.htm"><span class="l">Drought (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/drought.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/copper.htm"><span class="l">Copper (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ezekiel 22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become <b>dross</b> to me: they are all<br> copper, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace: they are <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/copper.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lye.htm"><span class="l">Lye (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 1:25 and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy<br><b>dross</b>, and will take away all thy tin; (See JPS NAS RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lye.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/meaning-of-dross.html">What is the meaning of dross in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/refiners-fire.html">What is the significance of the refiner's fire and launderer's soap in Malachi 3:2? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-purity.html">What does the Bible say about purity? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/dross.htm">Dross: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Dross (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalms 119:119</a></span><br />You put away all the wicked of the earth like <span class="boldtext">dross</span>. Therefore I love your testimonies. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a></span><br />Take away the <span class="boldtext">dross</span> from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Proverbs 26:23</a></span><br />Like silver <span class="boldtext">dross</span> on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a></span><br />Your silver has become <span class="boldtext">dross</span>, your wine mixed with water.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />and I will turn my hand on you, thoroughly purge away your <span class="boldtext">dross</span>, and will take away all your tin.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18</a></span><br />Son of man, the house of Israel is become <span class="boldtext">dross</span> to me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Ezekiel 22:19</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have all become <span class="boldtext">dross</span>, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/d/dross.htm">Dross</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/d/dross--figurative.htm">Dross: Figurative</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refiner.htm">Refiner (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refining.htm">Refining (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tin.htm">Tin (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refine.htm">Refine (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/purely.htm">Purely (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/furnace.htm">Furnace (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/drought.htm">Drought (20 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/copper.htm">Copper (55 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lye.htm">Lye (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/finer.htm">Finer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fervent.htm">Fervent (10 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