Proverbs 20:8
A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
9Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4Euen as the morning light when the sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without cloudes, so shall mine house be, and not as the grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.
Psalms 92:9For loe, thine enemies, O Lord: for loe, thine enemies shall perish: all the workers of iniquitie shall be destroyed.
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shalbe vnto the faithfull of the lande, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfite way, he shall serue me.
Proverbs 20:26A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
Proverbs 29:14A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.
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 →