Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract.
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, which searcheth all the hidden things of the bowels.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,
Psalms 101:5I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread.
Proverbs 20:8The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
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 →