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Proverbs 20:26
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 20:26 in other translations
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
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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.
29 The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
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