Proverbs 20:26
A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.
27The light of the Lord is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9Then Dauid answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saide vnto them, As the Lord liueth, who hath deliuered my soule out of al aduersity,
Psalms 101:5Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour, wil I destroy: him that hath a proude looke and hie heart, I cannot suffer.
Proverbs 20:8A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill 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 →