Proverbs 20:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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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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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Psalms 92:9
For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
Psalms 99:4
The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
Proverbs 29:14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Topics

Adjudication at Law Citizens Compromise Court Equity (fairness)Government Injustice Integrity

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(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 to…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

8. As in Pr 14:35; 16:10, 15, this is the character of a good king, not of all kings.