Proverbs 20:8
The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7The just who walks in his simplicity shall leave behind him blessed sons.
9Who is able to say: “My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?”
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4like the first light of the morning as the sun is rising, when a morning without clouds glows red, and like plants springing forth from the earth after a rainfall.
Psalms 101:6Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
Proverbs 29:14The king who judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be secured in eternity.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:8
7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. It is here observed to the honour of a good man, 1. That he does well for himself. He has a certain rule, which with an even steady hand he governs himself by: He walks in his integrity; he keeps good conscience, and he has the comfort of it, for it is his rejoicing. He is not liable to those uneasinesses, either in contriving what he shall do or reflecting on what he has done, which those are liable to that walk in deceit. 2. That he… Read the whole commentary →