💡WEB · Proverbs 20:8
What does Proverbs 20:8 mean?
"A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes."
— Proverbs 20:8 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”
Differing weights and differing measures, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
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