Proverbs 20:8,26 - Compare All Versions

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

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

A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.

A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.

When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.

A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.

A king sitting on a throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

A wise king separates out the wicked  and drives the threshing wheel  over them.

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

A wise king scattereth the wicked, And bringeth the wheel over them.

A king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.

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

Leaders who know their business and care keep a sharp eye out for the shoddy and cheap, For who among us can be trusted to be always diligent and honest?

After careful scrutiny, a wise leader makes a clean sweep of rebels and dolts.

A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.

A wise king scatters the wicked, And drives a threshing wheel over them.

A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].

A wise king sifts out the wicked [from among the good] And drives the [threshing] wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain].

A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.