Proverbs 20:26

Geneva Bible (1560)

A wise King scattereth the wicked, & causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
  • Isa 28:27-28 : 27 For fitches shall not be threshed with a threshing instrument, neither shall a cart wheele be turned about vpon the cummin: but ye fitches are beaten out with a staffe, and cummin with a rod. 28 Bread corne when it is threshed, hee doeth not alway thresh it, neither doeth the wheele of his cart still make a noyse, neither will he breake it with the teeth thereof.
  • 2 Sam 4:9-9 : 9 Then Dauid answered Rechab & Baanah his brother, the sonnes of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saide vnto them, As the Lorde liueth, who hath deliuered my soule out of al aduersity, 10 When one tolde me, and sayde that Saul was dead, (thinking to haue brought good tydings) I tooke him and slewe him in Ziklag, who thought that I woulde haue giuen him a rewarde for his tidings: 11 How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person in his owne house, and vpon his bed? shal I not now therfore require his blood at your hand, and take you from the earth? 12 Then Dauid commanded his yong men, & they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ish-bosheth, & buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
  • 2 Sam 12:31 : 31 And he carryed away the people that was therein, and put them vnder sawes, and vnder yron harowes, and vnder axes of yron, and cast them into the tyle kylne: euen thus did he with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then Dauid & all the people returned vnto Ierusalem.
  • Ps 101:5-8 : 5 Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour, wil I destroy: him that hath a proude looke and hie heart, I cannot suffer. 6 Mine eyes shalbe vnto the faithfull of the lande, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfite way, he shall serue me. 7 There shal no deceitful person dwell within mine house: he that telleth lyes, shall not remaine in my sight. 8 Betimes will I destroy all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off all the workers of iniquitie from the Citie of the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 20:8
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    8A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.

  • Prov 21:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11When the scorner is punished, the foolish is wise: and when one instructeth the wise, he wil receiue knowledge.

    12The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

  • Prov 16:14
    73%

    14The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.

  • Prov 21:22
    72%

    22A wise man goeth vp into the citie of the mightie, and casteth downe the strength of the confidence thereof.

  • Prov 25:5
    71%

    5Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

  • Job 12:17
    71%

    17He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.

  • Prov 29:8
    71%

    8Scornefull men bring a citie into a snare: but wise men turne away wrath.

  • Isa 31:2
    70%

    2But he yet is wisest: therefore he wil bring euill, and not turne backe his worde, but he will arise against the house of the wicked, and against the helpe of them that worke vanitie.

  • Prov 29:4
    70%

    4A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.

  • Job 12:19-21
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    70%

    19He leadeth away the princes as a pray, and ouerthroweth the mightie.

    20He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.

    21He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.

  • Job 5:13
    70%

    13He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.

  • Prov 22:12
    69%

    12The eyes of the Lorde preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

  • Prov 20:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

    2The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.

  • Ps 2:10
    69%

    10Be wise nowe therefore, ye Kings: be learned ye Iudges of the earth.

  • Ps 83:13
    69%

    13O my God, make them like vnto a wheele, and as the stubble before the winde.

  • Prov 14:35
    69%

    35The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

  • Prov 28:15
    69%

    15As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.

  • Job 12:24
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    24He taketh away the heartes of the that are the chiefe ouer the people of the earth, & maketh them to wander in the wildernes out of the way.

  • Job 21:18
    69%

    18They shall be as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.

  • Eccl 8:5
    68%

    5He that keepeth the commandement, shall knowe none euill thing, and the heart of the wise shall knowe the time and iudgement.

  • Prov 14:16
    68%

    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but a foole rageth, and is carelesse.

  • Eccl 9:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17The wordes of the wise are more heard in quietnes, then the crye of him that ruleth among fooles.

    18Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

  • Prov 29:11
    68%

    11A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

  • Job 34:26
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    26He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,

  • Jer 23:19
    68%

    19Beholde, the tempest of the Lorde goeth forth in his wrath, and a violent whirlewinde shal fall downe vpon the head of the wicked.

  • Eccl 7:7
    68%

    7(7:9) Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and the rewarde destroyeth the heart.

  • Ps 107:40
    68%

    40He powreth cotempt vpon princes, & causeth them to erre in desert places out of the way.

  • Isa 28:28-29
    2 verses
    68%

    28Bread corne when it is threshed, hee doeth not alway thresh it, neither doeth the wheele of his cart still make a noyse, neither will he breake it with the teeth thereof.

    29This also commeth from the Lorde of hostes, which is wonderfull in counsell, and excellent in workes.

  • 1 Sam 12:25
    68%

    25But if ye doe wickedly, ye shal perish, both yee, and your King.

  • Prov 21:1
    68%

    1The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.

  • Prov 16:12
    68%

    12It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

  • Prov 16:10
    68%

    10A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • Prov 13:6
    68%

    6Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Job 22:18
    68%

    18Yet hee filled their houses with good things: but let the counsell of the wicked be farre from me.

  • Job 36:17
    68%

    17But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.

  • Prov 26:18
    68%

    18As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,

  • Prov 29:2
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    2When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Isa 29:20
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    20For the cruel man shal cease, & the scornefull shalbe consumed: and all that hasted to iniquitie, shalbe cut off:

  • Prov 28:2
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    2For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.

  • Eccl 10:5
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    5There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

  • Prov 22:10
    67%

    10Cast out the scorner, and strife shal go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.