Proverbs 20:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A wiseחָכָ֑ם
(cha·cham;)
2450: wisefrom chakam
kingמֶ֣לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
winnowsמְזָרֶ֣ה
(me·za·reh)
2219: to scatter, fan, winnowa prim. root
the wicked,רְ֭שָׁעִים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
And drivesוַיָּ֖שֶׁב
(vai·ya·shev)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
the [threshing] wheelאֹופָֽן׃
(o·v·fan.)
212: a wheelof uncertain derivation
overעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם
(a·lei·hem)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
A wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
scattereth
zarah  (zaw-raw')
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow -- cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
and bringeth
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
the wheel
'owphan  (o-fawn')
from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel -- wheel.
over them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.

King James Bible
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.

International Standard Version
A wise king sifts the wicked, crushing them with the threshing wheel.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wise King scatters evil ones and turns a wheel over them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A wise king scatters the wicked and then runs them over.

King James 2000 Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
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