Proverbs 20:8
A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
9Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4And [he shall be] as the light or the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth.
Psalms 92:9For lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, for lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 29:14A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
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 →