Proverbs 20:8
A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
In Context
7As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!
9Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:4Is even as the light of the morning when ariseth the sun,—A morning, without clouds, [As] from brightness, [and] from rain, the fresh shoots out of the earth.
Psalms 92:9For lo! thine enemies, Yahweh, For lo! thine enemies, shall perish, They shall be scattered—all the workers of iniquity;
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me,—he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king, winnoweth out the lawless, when he hath turned over them the wheel.
Proverbs 29:14When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.
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 →