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Proverbs 25:4-6
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4 If you remove the dross from silver,
    it emerges completely purified.
5 If you remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
    his throne will be founded on righteousness.
6     [a]Do not push yourself forward in the king’s presence
    or take a place where the great assemble.

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  1. Proverbs 25:6 Jesus spoke of a similar situation and called for humility (see Lk 14:10).
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Proverbs 25:4-6
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4 Remove the dross from the silver,
    and a silversmith can produce a vessel;
5 remove wicked officials from the king’s presence,(A)
    and his throne will be established(B) through righteousness.(C)

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
    and do not claim a place among his great men;

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