Proverbs 20:8

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

A king sitting on the throne of judgment is scattering all evil with his eyes.

Latin

Rex qui sedet in solio judicii dissipat omne malum intuitu suo.

Hebrew

English

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

The king should embody wisdom and fairness.

Proverbs 25:5
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 29:14
A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
Psalm 99:4
The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Psalm 92:9
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
Proverbs 16:12
Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
2 Samuel 23:4
…is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
1 Samuel 23:3–4
But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
Psalm 101:6–8
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
Psalm 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.