Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Holman Bible
sifts out all evil with his eyes.
International Standard Version
A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.
A Conservative Version
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
American Standard Version
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Amplified
A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment
Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].
Darby Translation
A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Julia Smith Translation
The king shall sit upon the throne of judgment scattering with his eyes all evil.
King James 2000
A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A king who sits on [the] throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
Modern King James verseion
A king who sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A king that sitteth in judgment, and looketh well about him, driveth away all evil.
NET Bible
A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
New Heart English Bible
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
The Emphasized Bible
A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.
Webster
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
World English Bible
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Youngs Literal Translation
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him! 8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes. 9 Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 20:26
A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.
Proverbs 25:5
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
1 Samuel 23:3-4
And David's men said to him, Even here in Judah we are full of fear: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
2 Samuel 23:4
It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth
Psalm 72:4
May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
Psalm 99:4
The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.
Proverbs 16:12
Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.
Proverbs 29:14
The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.
Isaiah 32:1
See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.