Proverbs 20:26
A wise king winnows the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25It is a snare to a man to say rashly, [It is] holy. And to make inquiry after vows.
27The spirit of man is the lamp of LORD, searching all his innermost parts.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 101:5He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.
Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:26
25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. Two things, by which God is greatly affronted, men are here said to be ensnared by, and entangled not only in guilt, but in trouble and ruin at length:—1. Sacrilege, men's alienating holy things and converting them to their own use, which is here called devouring them. What is devoted in any way to the service and honour of God, for the support of religion and divine worship or the relief of the poor, ought to be… Read the whole commentary →