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8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 8)

Here is, 1. The character of a good governor: He is a king that deserves to be called so who sits in the throne , not as a throne of honour, to take his ease, and take state upon him, and oblige men to keep their distance, but as a throne of judgment , that he may do justice, give redress to the injured and punish the injurious, who makes his business his delight and loves no pleasure comparably t...

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