Proverbs 20:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.”
רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
יָשַׁב
who sits
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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מֶלֶךְ
a king
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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דִּין
judgment
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דִּין
judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by implication also strife
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זָרָה
is winnowing
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זָרָה
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow
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כִּסֵּא
a throne of
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כִּסֵּא
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
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