Other translations
American Standard Version
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wise King scatters evil ones and turns a wheel over them.
Darby Bible Translation
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
A wise king winnoweth the wicked, and bringeth the threshing wheel over them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
God's Word
A wise king scatters the wicked and then runs them over.
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.
New American Standard Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the threshing wheel over them.
New International Version
A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.
New Living Translation
A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs his threshing wheel over them.
Webster's Bible Translation
A wise king scatterreth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
The World English Bible
A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
EasyEnglish Bible
A wise king can pick out wicked people, and he will punish them as they deserve.
Young‘s Literal Translation
A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.
New Life Version
A wise king puts the sinful aside and crushes the grain over them.
The Voice Bible
A wise king weeds out the wrongdoers, then drives over them with his threshing wheel of justice.
Living Bible
A wise king stamps out crime by severe punishment.
New Catholic Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked and requites them for their guilt.
Legacy Standard Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked, And turns the threshing wheel over them.
Jubilee Bible 2000
A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel over them.
Christian Standard Bible
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Amplified Bible © 1954
A wise king winnows out the wicked [from among the good] and brings the threshing wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain].
New Century Version
A wise king sorts out the evil people, and he punishes them as they deserve.
The Message
After careful scrutiny, a wise leader makes a clean sweep of rebels and dolts.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A wise king winnows out the wicked. He rolls the threshing wheel over them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
Good News Translation®
A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.
Wycliffe Bible
A wise king scattereth wicked men; and boweth a bow of victory, that is, a stone bow, over them.
Contemporary English Version
A wise ruler severely punishes every criminal.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
Common English Bible © 2011
A wise king sifts out the wicked, and runs them over with a wheel.
Amplified Bible © 2015
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].
English Standard Version Anglicised
A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
A wise king winnows the wicked, and threshes them under the cartwheel.
New American Standard Bible
A wise king scatters the wicked, And drives a threshing wheel over them.
The Expanded Bible
A wise king ·sorts out [winnows; scatters] the evil people, and he ·punishes them as they deserve [L rolls a threshing sledge over them].
Tree of Life Version
A wise king winnows out the wicked. He turns a threshing wheel over them.
Revised Standard Version
A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
New International Reader's Version
A wise king gets rid of evil people. He runs the threshing wheel over them.
BRG Bible
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Complete Jewish Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked [from the righteous] and threshes them under the cartwheel.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
A melech chacham winnows out the resha’im and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them.
Names of God Bible
A wise king scatters the wicked and then runs them over.
Modern English Version
A wise king sifts out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Like a farmer who separates wheat from the chaff, a wise king will decide who is wrong and crush them.
International Children’s Bible
A wise king finds out who the evil people are. Then he punishes them.
Lexham English Bible
A wise king winnows the wicked, and he will drive a wheel over them.
New International Version - UK
A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.