Proverbs 20:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.”
Proverbs 20:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.”
Proverbs 20:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.”
Proverbs 20:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,”
Proverbs 20:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.”
Proverbs 20:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.”
Proverbs 20:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:8 in Context — Proverbs 20
6 Muchos hombres publican cada uno su liberalidad: mas hombre de verdad, ¿quién lo hallará?
7 El justo que camina en su integridad, bienaventurados serán sus hijos después de él.
8 El rey que se sienta en el trono de juicio, con su mirar disipa todo mal.
9 ¿Quién podrá decir: Yo he limpiado mi corazón, limpio estoy de mi pecado?
10 Doble pesa y doble medida, abominación son á Jehová ambas cosas.
What Does Proverbs 20:8 Mean?
Proverbs 20:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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