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


In Context

23 Divers weights are an abomination to the LORD; and a false balance is not good.

24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry.

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

27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.