Proverbs 20:26
A wise king, winnoweth out the lawless, when he hath turned over them the wheel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25It is a snare to a man, that he should rashly cry Holy! and, after making vows, to reflect!
27The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9Then David responded to Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them,—By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Psalms 101:5He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.
Proverbs 20:8A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.
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 →