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Proverbs 20:26
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26 · Berean Standard Bible
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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 winnows 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 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
28 Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
29 The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
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