Proverbs 20:8
Strong's Lexicon
A king
מֶ֗לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

who sits
יוֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·wō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

a throne
כִּסֵּא־ (kis·sê-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3678: 1) seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool 1a) seat (of honour), throne 1b) royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)

to judge
דִ֑ין (ḏîn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1779: 1) judgment 1a) judgment 1b) cause, plea 1c) condemnation, judgment 1d) dispute, legal suit, strife 1e) government

sifts out
מְזָרֶ֖ה (mə·zā·reh)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2219: 1) to scatter, fan, cast away, winnow, disperse, compass, spread, be scattered, be dispersed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to scatter 1a2) to fan, winnow 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be dispersed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to scatter, disperse (intensive of Qal) 1c2) to winnow, sift 1d) (Pual) to be scattered, be spread out

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

evil
רָֽע׃ (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

with his eyes.
בְעֵינָ֣יו (ḇə·‘ê·nāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A king sitting on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

New Living Translation
When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good.

English Standard Version
A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.

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.

American Standard Version
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

English Revised Version
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation
A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,
















Cross References
Matthew 12:30
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

1 Kings 7:7
Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

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.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 20:7
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

Proverbs 20:5
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

Proverbs 20:10
Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.

Proverbs 20:11
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
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