Proverbs 20:26

American Standard Version (1901)

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
  • Isa 28:27-28 : 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp [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. 28 Bread [grain] is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it.
  • 2 Sam 4:9-9 : 9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings. 11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? 12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
  • 2 Sam 12:31 : 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. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
  • Ps 101:5-8 : 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes. 8 Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 20:8
    76%

    8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 21:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 16:14
    73%

    14The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

  • Prov 21:22
    72%

    22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  • Job 12:17
    71%

    17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

  • Prov 29:8
    71%

    8Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.

  • Isa 31:2
    70%

    2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Prov 29:4
    70%

    4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

  • Job 12:19-21
    3 verses
    70%

    19He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

    20He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

    21He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

  • Job 5:13
    70%

    13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

  • Prov 22:12
    69%

    12The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

  • Prov 20:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

    2The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own life.

  • Ps 2:10
    69%

    10Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

  • Ps 83:13
    69%

    13O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.

  • Prov 14:35
    69%

    35The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.

  • Prov 28:15
    69%

    15[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

  • Job 12:24
    69%

    24He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

  • Job 21:18
    69%

    18That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Eccl 8:5
    68%

    5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment:

  • Prov 14:16
    68%

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

  • Eccl 9:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

    18Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.

  • Prov 29:11
    68%

    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

  • Job 34:26
    68%

    26He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;

  • Jer 23:19
    68%

    19Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, [even his] wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.

  • Eccl 7:7
    68%

    7Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

  • Ps 107:40
    68%

    40He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

  • Isa 28:28-29
    2 verses
    68%

    28Bread [grain] is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it.

    29This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

  • 1 Sam 12:25
    68%

    25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

  • Prov 21:1
    68%

    1The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

  • Prov 16:12
    68%

    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 16:10
    68%

    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

  • Eccl 4:13
    68%

    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

  • Prov 14:24
    68%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 13:6
    68%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Job 22:18
    68%

    18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Job 36:17
    68%

    17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

  • Prov 26:18
    68%

    18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

  • Prov 29:2
    68%

    2When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Isa 29:20
    68%

    20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scoffer ceaseth, and all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;

  • Prov 28:2
    68%

    2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.

  • Eccl 10:5
    68%

    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

  • Prov 22:10
    67%

    10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.