Proverbs 20:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

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  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
  • Isa 28:27-28 : 27 For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cummin; but the grain of the fitches is hammered out with a stick, and of the cummin with a rod. 28 Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels and his horses go over it without crushing it.
  • 2 Sam 4:9-9 : 9 And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble, 10 When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news: 11 How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth? 12 And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body in Hebron.
  • 2 Sam 12:31 : 31 And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.
  • Ps 101:5-8 : 5 I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me. 6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant. 7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes. 8 Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.

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  • Prov 20:8
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    8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 21:11-12
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    73%

    11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 16:14
    73%

    14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

  • Prov 21:22
    72%

    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

  • Job 12:17
    71%

    17 He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;

  • Prov 29:8
    71%

    8 Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

  • Isa 31:2
    70%

    2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • Prov 29:4
    70%

    4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.

  • Job 12:19-21
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    19 He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

    20 He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;

    21 He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

  • Job 5:13
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    13 He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12 The eyes of the Lord keep knowledge, but by him the acts of the false man will be overturned.

  • Prov 20:1-2
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    69%

    1 Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

    2 The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

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    69%

    10 So now be wise, you kings: take his teaching, you judges of the earth.

  • Ps 83:13
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    13 O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.

  • Prov 14:35
    69%

    35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

  • Prov 28:15
    69%

    15 Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

  • Job 12:24
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    24 He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.

  • Job 21:18
    69%

    18 How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?

  • Prov 11:29
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    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Eccl 8:5
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    5 Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.

  • Prov 14:16
    68%

    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Eccl 9:17-18
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    17 The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

    18 Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.

  • Prov 29:11
    68%

    11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Job 34:26
    68%

    26 The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

  • Jer 23:19
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    19 See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.

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    7 The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

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    40 He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

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    68%

    28 Is the grain for bread crushed? He does not go on crushing it for ever, but he lets his cart-wheels and his horses go over it without crushing it.

    29 This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.

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    68%

    25 But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king.

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    68%

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  • Prov 16:12
    68%

    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

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    68%

    10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

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    24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

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    68%

    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

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    18 Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!

  • Job 36:17
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    68%

    18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

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    68%

    2 When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

  • Isa 29:20
    68%

    20 For the cruel one has come to nothing; and those who make sport of the Lord are gone; and those who are watching to do evil are cut off:

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    68%

    2 Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

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    68%

    5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

  • Prov 22:10
    67%

    10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.