Proverbs 20:26
A wise king sifteth the wicked, and turneth the wheel over them.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry.
27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them: 'As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 101:5Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.
Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth 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 →