Proverbs 20:8

In 11 translations

BSB

A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

KJV

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

WEB

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

ASV

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

LSV

A king sitting on a throne of judgment, || Is scattering all evil with his eyes,

YLT

A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

DBY

A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

DRC

The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.

GNV

A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.

JPS

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

LXXE

Whenever a righteous king sits on the throne, no evil thing can stand before his presence.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִ֑ין מְזָרֶ֖ה בְעֵינָ֣יו כָּל־רָֽע׃

LXX-Br

Ὅταν βασιλεὺς δίκαιος καθίσῃ ἐπὶ θρόνου, οὐκ ἐναντιοῦται ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ πᾶν πονηρόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 25:5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:26A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
• Proverbs 29:14A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
• Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Psalms 92:9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
• Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
• 2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
• Psalms 101:6–8My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me. No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in…
• 1 Samuel 23:3–4But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Once again, David inquired of the LORD, and the LORD answered him: “Go at once…
• Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
• Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

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