Proverbs 20:8
מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל ־ כִּסֵּא ־ דִין מְזָרֶה בְעֵינָיו כָּל ־ רָֽע ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7מִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּתֻמּוֹ צַדִּיק אַשְׁרֵי בָנָיו אַחֲרָֽיו ׃
9מִֽי ־ יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִֽי ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4וּכְאוֹר בֹּקֶר יִזְרַח ־ שָׁמֶשׁ בֹּקֶר לֹא עָבוֹת מִנֹּגַהּ מִמָּטָר דֶּשֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ ׃
Psalms 92:9וְאַתָּה מָרוֹם לְעֹלָם יְהוָֽה ׃
Psalms 101:6עֵינַי ׀ בְּנֶֽאֶמְנֵי ־ אֶרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת עִמָּדִי הֹלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ תָּמִים הוּא יְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי ׃
Proverbs 20:26מְזָרֶה רְשָׁעִים מֶלֶךְ חָכָם וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָֽן ׃
Proverbs 29:14מֶלֶךְ שׁוֹפֵט בֶּֽאֱמֶת דַּלִּים כִּסְאוֹ לָעַד יִכּֽוֹן ׃
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 →