26 A (A)wise king scatters the wicked,
And [a]drives a (B)threshing wheel over them.
27 The [b](C)spirit of a person is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the [c]innermost parts of his being.
28 [d]Loyalty and (D)truth watch over the king,
And he upholds his throne by [e]loyalty.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:26 Lit turns
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Lit breath
  3. Proverbs 20:27 Lit chambers of the body
  4. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
  5. Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty

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