Proverbs 20:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A wise ruler severely punishes every criminal.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

David made the people of Rabbah tear down the city walls with iron picks and axes, and then he put them to work making bricks. He did the same thing with all the other Ammonite cities. David went back to Jerusalem, and the people of Israel returned to their homes.

Proverbs 20:8

When rulers decide cases, they weigh the evidence.

Ruth 3:2

You have been picking up grain beside the women who work for Boaz, and you know he is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be threshing the grain.