Proverbs 20:26 · KJV
“A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.”
— Proverbs 20:26
{It is} a snare to the man {who} devoureth {that which is} holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
The spirit of man {is} the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. {candle: or, lamp}
Proverbs 20 — Context
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.
26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27The spirit of man {is} the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. {candle: or, lamp}
28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
2 Samuel 12:31
And he brought forth the people that {were} therein, and put {them} under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 4:9-12
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, {As} the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 101:5-8
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Isaiah 28:27-28
For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.