Bible verse
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:26 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 20.
22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
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.
30 Lashes and wounds scour evil, and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.
KJV
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
ASV
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing- wheel over them.
ERV
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, and bringeth the threshing wheel over them.
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