Proverbs 20:26

New International Version

A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

Proverbs 20:8

When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

Ruth 3:2

Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.