Proverbs 20:26
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out 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 →