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Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26 · King James Version
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Proverbs 20:26 in other translations
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.
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
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In context
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto 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 enquiry.
26 A wise king scattereth 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 upholden by mercy.
29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
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