26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.


In Context

23 Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

24 A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

25 It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

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

27 The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

28 Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

Proverbs 20:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, and bringeth the threshing wheel over them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king scatterreth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:26A wise king scatters the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.