Proverbs 20:26
A wise king is scattering the wicked, || And turns the wheel back on them.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25A snare to a man [that] he has swallowed a holy thing, || And to make inquiry after vows.
27The breath of man [is] a lamp of YHWH, || Searching all the inner parts of the heart.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answers Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and says to them, “YHWH lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, || Him I cut off, || The high of eyes and proud of heart, || Him I do not endure.
Proverbs 20:8A king sitting on a throne of judgment, || Is scattering 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 →