Proverbs 25:4-6

Amplified Bible

⁴ 
Take away the dross from the silver,
And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape].^(A)
5 
Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.
⁶ 
Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;