Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scatters the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
In Context
25It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 101:5Whoso privately slanders his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that has an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Proverbs 20:8A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil 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 →