Proverbs 20:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ A king sitting on a throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows out all evil [like chaff] with his eyes.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Common English Bible

⁸ A king who sits on his judgment throne sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.

Proverbs 20:8 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

is like the morning light when the sun rises on a cloudless morning, the glisten of rain on sprouting grass.’

1 Kings 7:7

He made the Hall of the Throne where he would judge   #– #the Hall of Judgement. It was panelled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

Proverbs 16:12

Wicked behaviour is detestable to kings, since a throne is established through righteousness.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel  over them.

Proverbs 25:5

Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 29:14

A king who judges the poor with fairness – his throne will be established for ever.

Isaiah 32:1

Indeed, a king will reign righteously, and rulers will rule justly.

Matthew 12:30

Anyone who is not with me is against me,   and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.