Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
BSB
ASV
A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
KJV
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 25:5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
leads to
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
Through
Psalms 92:9For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
leads to
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
Through
Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
leads to
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Through
Proverbs 29:14A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
leads to
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the…
