Proverbs 20:26

American Standard Version

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

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Proverbs 20:26 in other translations

A wise king winnows out the wicked,
and drives the threshing wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:26 · World English Bible

Proverbs 20:26 in context

  1. 24A man’s goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
  2. 25It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.
  3. 26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.
  4. 27The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.
  5. 28Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.