Proverbs 20:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A kyng that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euyll with his looke.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly, and bringeth the wheele ouer them.
  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.
  • Prov 29:14 : 14 The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.
  • Isa 32:1 : 1 Beholde, a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse, and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie.
  • 1 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 And Dauids men said vnto him, See, we be afrayde here in Iuda: howe much more then if we come to Keila against the hoast of the Philistines? 4 Then Dauid asked counsell of the Lorde agayne. And the Lorde aunswered him, and sayd: Aryse, and go downe to Keila, for I will deliuer the Philistines into thyne hande.
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 And as the morning lyght when the sunne is vp, a morning in which are no cloudes, so shal my house be, but not as the grasse of the earth is by bryghtnesse and rayne.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour.
  • Ps 92:9 : 9 For lo, thine enemies O God, lo thine enemies shall perishe: & all the workers of wickednesse shalbe destroyed.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 Thou hast ordeyned all thynges accordyng to equitie: thou hast caused iudgement and iustice to be in Iacob.
  • Ps 101:6-8 : 6 Myne eyes shalbe vpon such in the lande as haue a true meanyng, that they may sit with me: he that leadeth a perfect lyfe shall minister vnto me. 7 There shall no deceiptfull person haue any seate in my house: he that telleth lyes shall not tary long in my syght. 8 I wyll euery mornyng destroy all the vngodly in the lande: that I may roote out from the citie of God all workers of wickednesse.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 20:26
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    26A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly, and bringeth the wheele ouer them.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He shal not turne his eyes away from the righteous, but as kinges shal they be in their throne, he shal stablish them for euer, and they shalbe exalted.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.

  • Prov 25:5
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    5Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.

  • Prov 20:9
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    9Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: and he ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressours.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7The chyldren of the iust man which walketh vprightly, shalbe blessed after hym.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1Beholde, a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse, and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4With true iudgement the kyng stablissheth the lande: but yf he be a man that oppresse the people with gatherynges, he turneth it vpside downe.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15He that leadeth a godly life, and speaketh the trueth, he that abhorreth gaynes by violence and deceipt, he that kepeth his hande that he touche no rewarde, which stoppeth his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynst the innocent blood, which holdeth downe his eyes that he see no euyll:

  • Prov 15:3
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    3The eyes of the Lorde in euery place, beholdeth both the good and the bad.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
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    3Be not hastie to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no euyll thing: for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym, that doth he.

    4Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou?

    5Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement.

  • Ps 9:8
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    8For he wyll iudge the world in iustice: and minister iudgement vnto the people in righteousnesse.

  • Ps 17:2
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    2Let iudgement come foorth for me from thy face: and let thine eyes loke vpon equitie.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they.

  • Hab 1:13
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    13Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euyl, thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherfore then doest thou loke vpo the transgressours, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is more righteous then he?

  • Ps 11:4
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    4But God is in his holy temple, Gods throne is in heauen: his eyes looke downe, his eye liddes tryeth the chyldren of men.

  • Isa 16:5
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    5And in mercie shall the seate be prepared, and he shall sit vpon it in the trueth in the tabernacle of Dauid, iudging and sekyng iudgement, and makyng haste vnto ryghteousnesse.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4Thou hast ordeyned all thynges accordyng to equitie: thou hast caused iudgement and iustice to be in Iacob.

  • Ps 7:8-9
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    8God wyll iudge the people: geue thou sentence with me O God according to my righteousnesse, and according to my perfection that is within me.

    9My desire is, that ye wickednesse of the vngodly may come to an ende: and that thou wouldest assist the iust, who art the tryer of heartes and of reynes, O most righteous Lorde.

  • Ps 34:15-16
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    15The eyes of God are ouer the righteous: and his eares are open vnto their prayers.

    16The countenaunce of God is against them that do euill: to roote out the remembraunce of them from of the earth.

  • Deut 25:1
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    1If there be strife betweene men, they shall come vnto the lawe, and let the Iudges geue sentence betwene them: and iustifie the righteous, & condemne the vngodly.

  • Job 34:21
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    21For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges.

  • Ps 10:8
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    8He sitteth lurkyng in theeuishe corners of the streates: and priuily in lurking dennes he doth murther the innocent, he eyeth diligently hym that is weake.

  • Ps 94:20
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    20Shall the seate of wickednesse haue any thyng to do with thee: which seate maketh wrong to be enacted for a law?

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For the eyes of the Lorde are ouer the ryghteous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers: Againe, the face of the Lorde is ouer them that do euyll.

  • Eccl 10:5
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    5Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

  • Ps 72:2
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    2Then he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice: and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie.

  • Ps 19:8
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    8The statutes of God are right, and reioyce the heart: the commaundement of God is pure, and geueth light vnto the eyes.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

  • Jer 22:17
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    17Neuerthelesse, as for thyne eyes and thyne heart they loke vpon couetousnesse, to shed innocent blood, to do wrong and violence.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The righteous sawe it and were glad, and the innocent laughed them to scorne.

  • Prov 21:2
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    2Euery mans way seemeth right in his owne eyes: but the Lorde pondereth the heart.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6And sayde to the iudges, Take heede what ye do: for ye execute not the iudgementes of man, but of God, whiche is with you in the iudgement.

  • Job 34:17
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    17May he be a ruler that loueth not right? or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly?

  • Prov 8:15
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    15Through me kinges raigne, and princes make iust lawes.

  • Prov 20:11
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    11A chylde is knowen by his conuersation, whether his workes be pure and right.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15The iust delighteth in doing the thing that is right: but destruction shalbe to the workers of wickednesse.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe: and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe.

  • Isa 29:20
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    20For he that dyd violence is brought to naught, and the scornefull man is consumed, and they rooted out that made haste early to vnrighteousnesse,

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruction: for they wyll not do the thing that is right.

  • Ps 122:5
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    5For there is ordeyned the seate for iudgement: euen the seate of the house of Dauid.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.