Proverbs 20:25-30

25 It is a snare to say rashly, "It is holy," and to reflect only ¹after making vows.

26 A wise king ²winnows the wicked and drives ³the wheel over them.

27 ⁴The spirit^[a] of man is the lamp of the LORD, ⁵searching all ⁶his innermost parts.

28 ⁷Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his ⁸throne is upheld.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, but ⁹the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

30 ¹⁰Blows that wound cleanse away evil; strokes make clean ¹¹the innermost parts.

Cross References

• 1. [Ecclesiastes 5:4, 5]
• 2. [Matthew 3:12]
• 3. Isaiah 28:27
• 4. [1 Corinthians 2:11]
• 5. [Zephaniah 1:12]
• 6. Proverbs 18:8
• 7. Proverbs 3:3
• 8. See Proverbs 16:12
• 9. Proverbs 16:31
• 10. [Isaiah 53:5]
• 11. [See ver. 27 above]

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew breath