Proverbs 20:8
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- 25 The infinitive construct is דִּין; it indicates purpose, “to judge” (so , ) even though it does not have the preposition with it.
- 26 The second line uses the image of winnowing (cf. , ) to state that the king’s judgment removes evil from the realm. The verb form is מִזָרֶה (mézareh), the Piel participle. It has been translated “to sift; to winnow; to scatter” and “to separate”—i.e., separate out evil from the land. The text is saying that a just government roots out evil (cf. “dispels all evil”), but few governments have been consistently just.
- 27 The phrase with his eyes indicates that the king will closely examine or look into all the cases that come before him.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When a king sits on his throne to judge,
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.
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NLTNew Living Translation
When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
distinguishing the bad from the good.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
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KJV 1900King James Version
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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