Justice should crush the wicked, and separate them from the virtuous.
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Proverbs 20:26
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:26
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:1-30EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:24-30The truth of life in diverse aspects We may divide the matter as follows. I. DIVINE PROVIDENCE. (Proverbs 20:24.) It is needful, for human wisdom is shortsighted, and human direction inadequate. It is a gracious fact, a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 20:26See here, 1. What is the business of magistrates. They are to be a terror to evil-doers. They must scatter the wicked, who are linked in confederacies to assist and embolden one another in doing mischief; and there is n…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked (Proverbs 20:8). The verb is zarah, which means "to winnow, or sift." The king separates the wicked and the good, as the winnowing fan or shovel divides the chaff from the wheat. The sa…Joseph S. Exell and contributors