Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
9Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin”?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4shall be as the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’
Psalms 92:9For behold, your enemies, LORD, for behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.
Psalms 101:6My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 29:14The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall 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 →