Proverbs 20:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ When the king sits and judges people, he must look carefully to separate the evil \{from the good\}.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.

Proverbs 20:8 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 23:4

that person will be like the morning light at dawn; like a morning without clouds; like sunshine after a rain— the rain that makes tender grass grow from the ground.”

1 Kings 7:7

Solomon also built a throne room where he judged people. He called this the “Hall of Judging.” The room was covered with cedar from the floor to the ceiling.

Psalm 72:4

Let the king be fair to the poor people.\par Let him help the helpless.\par Let him punish the people who hurt them.\par

Psalm 92:9

Lord, all your enemies will be destroyed.\par All those people who do bad things\par will be destroyed.\par

Psalm 99:4

The Powerful King loves justice.\par God, you made goodness.\par You brought goodness and fairness\par to Jacob (Israel).\par

Proverbs 16:12

Kings hate people who do evil. Goodness will make his kingdom stronger.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king will decide which people are evil. And that king will punish those people.

Proverbs 25:5

In the same way, if you take evil advisers away from a king, then goodness will make his kingdom strong.

Proverbs 29:14

If a king is fair to poor people he will rule for a long time.

Isaiah 32:1

Listen to the things I say! A king should rule in a way that brings goodness. Leaders should make fair decisions when they lead the people.

Matthew 12:30

“If a person is not with me, then he is against me. The person that does not work with me is working against me.