Proverbs 20:26

New International Reader's Version

A wise king gets rid of evil people. He runs the threshing wheel over them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

He brought out the people who were there. He made them work with saws and iron picks and axes. He forced them to make bricks. David did that to all the towns in Ammon. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

Proverbs 20:8

A king sits on his throne to judge. He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

Ruth 3:2

You have been working with the women who work for Boaz. He’s a relative of ours. Tonight he’ll be separating the straw from his barley on the threshing floor.