Proverbs 20:26
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.
Other Translations of Proverbs 20:26
King James Version
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
English Standard Version
26 A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
The Message
26 After careful scrutiny, a wise leader makes a clean sweep of rebels and dolts.
New King James Version
26 A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.
New Living Translation
26 A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 20:26
Commentary on Proverbs 20:26
(Read Proverbs 20:26)
Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous.