Proverbs 20:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A kingמֶ֗לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
who sitsיֹושֵׁ֥ב
(yo·v·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
on the throneכִּסֵּא־
(kis·se-)
3678: seat of honor, thronefrom the same as kese
of justiceדִ֑ין
(din;)
1779: judgmentfrom din
Dispersesמְזָרֶ֖ה
(me·za·reh)
2219: to scatter, fan, winnowa prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
evilרָֽע׃
(ra.)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
with his eyes.בְעֵינָ֣יו
(ve·'ei·nav)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
A king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
that sitteth in
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
the throne
kicce'  (kis-say')
covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied) -- seat, stool, throne.
of judgment
duwn  (doon)
judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by impl. also strife -- cause, judgement, plea, strife.
scattereth away
zarah  (zaw-raw')
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow -- cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
all evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
with his eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A king sitting on a throne to judge 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.

NET Bible
A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The King sits upon the throne of judgment and all the wicked are scattered before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.

King James 2000 Bible
A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
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