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Proverbs 20:8

When a king sits on his throne to judge,y

he winnows out all evil with his eyes.z

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Proverbs 20:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,

distinguishing the bad from the good.

Proverbs 20:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

A king who sits on the throne of judgment

Scatters all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

When a king sits on his throne to judge,

he knows evil when he sees it.

Proverbs 20:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes. 

Proverbs 20:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A king sitting on a throne to judge

sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A king sits on his throne to judge.

He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

Proverbs 20:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

A king who sits on the throne of justice

Disperses all evil with his eyes.


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