Proverbs 20:26
20:25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
KJV
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
A wise king scatters the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
What does Proverbs 20:26 mean?
Proverbs 20:26 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָכָם (châkâm), מֶלֶךְ (melek), זָרָה (zârâh). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
Deuteronomy 32:30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Proverbs 18:2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. safe: Heb. set aloft
Proverbs 20:9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Isaiah 26:3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. perfect: Heb. peace, peace mind: or, thought, or, imagination
Isaiah 26:4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: everlasting: Heb. the rock of ages
Jeremiah 31:1At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Luke 20:38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
Hebrews 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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What does Proverbs 20:26 say?
Proverbs 20:26 (King James Version) reads: "A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them."
Is Proverbs 20:26 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 20:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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