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Prov 25:4

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Prov 25:4 · Douay-Rheims
“Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:”
Patristic before A.D. 750
735
A.D.
Bede Patristic
A.D. 673–735
“Remove the dross from the silver, etc. Remove the surface of the letter from the sacred word, and you will find the purest meaning hidden by the subtlety of the letter, and spiritual mysteries were concealed under the figures of carnal ceremonies.”
Source
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.