Proverbs 20:8
A melech that sitteth in the kisse din (throne of judgment) 1 winnows out all rah with his eynayim. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 tzaddik walketh in his tohm (integrity, guilelessness); 1 his banim after him are blessed. 1
9Who can say, I have made my lev pure, 1 I am tahor from my chattat? 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4And He shall be as the ohr of the boker, 1 when the shemesh riseth, 1 even a morning without clouds; 1 as the tender deshe (grass) springing out of ha'aretz by clear shining after matar (rain). 1
Psalms 92:9But Thou, Hashem, art exalted l'olam. 1
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the ne'emenei eretz (faithful of the land), 1 that they may dwell with me; 1 he that walketh in a derech tamim, 1 he shall minister to me. 1
Proverbs 20:26A melech chacham winnows out the resha'im 1 and bringeth the ofan (threshing wheel) over them. 1
Proverbs 29:14If Melech shofet be'emes (judges in truth) the dalim, 1 his kisse shall be established forever. 1
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 →