Proverbs 20:26
מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25מוֹקֵשׁ אָדָם יָלַע קֹדֶשׁ וְאַחַר נְדָרִים לְבַקֵּֽר ׃
27נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל ־ חַדְרֵי ־ בָֽטֶן ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9וַיַּעַן דָּוִד אֶת ־ רֵכָב ׀ וְאֶת ־ בַּעֲנָה אָחִיו בְּנֵי רִמּוֹן הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם חַי ־ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר ־ פָּדָה אֶת ־ נַפְשִׁי מִכָּל ־ צָרָֽה ׃
Psalms 101:5מלושני בַסֵּתֶר ׀ רֵעֵהוּ אוֹתוֹ אַצְמִית גְּֽבַהּ ־ עֵינַיִם וּרְחַב לֵבָב אֹתוֹ לֹא אוּכָֽל ׃
Proverbs 20:8מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל ־ כִּסֵּא ־ דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל ־ רָֽע ׃
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 →