Proverbs 20:26
“A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A wise king scattereth the wicked,.... Or "fans them away" (i); separates them from his good counsellors, courtiers, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The wheel - The threshing wheel Isa 28:27-28, which passes over the grain and separates the grain from the chaff. The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
See here, 1. What is the business of magistrates. They are to be a terror to evil-doers. They must scatter the wicked,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
scattereth Rather, winnoweth. λικμήτωρ ἀσεβῶν βασιλεὺς σοφὸς, LXX.
the wheel sc. of his threshing wain. Comp. Isa 28:27.…
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