Proverbs 20:26

A wise king winnows the wicked 1 and he turns a threshing wheel over them. 1

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

In Context

25It is a snare for a person to say rashly, “This thing is holy,” 1 and begin to think about what it means only after making his vow. 1

27The spirit of a person is the lamp of Yahweh, 1 searching all his inmost parts. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; he said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who delivered my life from every trouble,

Psalms 101:5I will destroy whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. 1 I will not tolerate anyone who has a proud demeanor and an arrogant attitude. 1

Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne performing the duties of a judge 1 is winnowing with his eyes all the evil that is before him. 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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