Proverbs 20:26

A melech chacham winnows out the resha'im 1 and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

25It is a mokesh adam to devote rashly as kodesh, 1 and after nedarim (vows) to reconsider his consecration. 1

27The neshamah of adam is the ner (light) of Hashem, 1 searching all the innermost beten. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9And Dovid answered Rechav and Ba'anah achiv, the Bnei Rimmon HaBe'eroti, and said unto them, As Hashem liveth, who hath padah (ransomed, redeemed) my nefesh out of kol tzarah,

Psalms 101:5The one who slandereth ba'seter (in secret) his neighbor, 1 him will I destroy; 1 him that hath haughty einayim (eyes) and a proud levav 1 will I not endure. 1

Proverbs 20:8A melech that sitteth in the kisse din (throne of judgment) 1 winnows out all rah with his eynayim. 1

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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