Proverbs 20:26 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Proverbs 20:26

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24 A man’s steps are of the Lord;
How then can a man understand his own way?

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

26 ^aA wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.

27 ^aThe spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the¹ inner depths of his heart.

28 ^aMercy and truth preserve the king,
And by¹ lovingkindness he upholds his throne.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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(Compare Proverbs 20:8).

bringeth . . . over them—The wheel was used for threshing grain. The figure denotes severity (compare Amos 1:3).

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