Proverbs 20:26

A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.

Surrounding context

20:25 It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.

20:26 A wise king sifts out the wicked, And brings the threshing wheel over them.

20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

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