Proverbs 20:8
When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.
9Who can claim, “I've made sure my conscience is clean; I've purified myself from sin”?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of the morning sunrise on a cloudless dawn; like the shining of raindrops on the new grass growing from the earth.’
Psalms 92:9Your enemies, Lord, your enemies will die; everyone who does evil will be destroyed!
Psalms 101:6I look for faithful people to live with me; only those who are trustworthy will serve me.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king separates out the wicked by winnowing and punishes them by threshing.
Proverbs 29:14If a king judges the poor fairly, he will have a long rule.
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 →