Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

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A king who sits on the throne of judgement scatters away all evil with his eyes.

BSB

A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

KJV

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

ASV

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

BBE

A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 8

If great men are good men, they may do much good, and prevent very much evil.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.