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


In Context

23 Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

24 A man's steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.

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

27 The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, searching all his innermost parts.

28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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