Proverbs 20:26

A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

In Context

25It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.

27The Lord keeps watch over the spirit of man, searching all the deepest parts of the body.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,

Psalms 101:5I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

Proverbs 20:8A king on the seat of judging puts to flight 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 →

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