Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Berean Standard Bible
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 man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
Cross References
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 92:9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
Psalms 101:6My 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.
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.
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 →