Proverbs 20:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise King scattereth the wicked, & causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.
  • Prov 29:14 : 14 A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.
  • Isa 32:1 : 1 Beholde, a King shall reigne in iustice, and the princes shall rule in iudgement.
  • 1 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 And Dauids men said vnto him, See, we be afrayde here in Iudah, howe much more if we come to Keilah against the hoste of ye Philistims? 4 Then Dauid asked counsell of the Lord againe; the Lord answered him, & sayd, Arise, go downe to Keilah: for I wil deliuer the Philistims into thine hand.
  • 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 Euen as the morning light when the sunne riseth, the morning, I say, without cloudes, so shall mine house be, and not as the grasse of the earth is by the bright raine.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shal subdue the oppressor.
  • Ps 92:9 : 9 For loe, thine enemies, O Lorde: for loe, thine enemies shall perish: all the workers of iniquitie shall be destroyed.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 And the Kings power, that loueth iudgement: for thou hast prepared equitie: thou hast executed iudgement and iustice in Iaakob.
  • Ps 101:6-8 : 6 Mine eyes shalbe vnto the faithfull of the lande, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfite way, he shall serue me. 7 There shal no deceitful person dwell within mine house: he that telleth lyes, shall not remaine in my sight. 8 Betimes will I destroy all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off all the workers of iniquitie from the Citie of the Lord.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 20:26
    76%

    26A wise King scattereth the wicked, & causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.

  • Job 36:7
    75%

    7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.

  • Prov 29:14
    74%

    14A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.

  • Prov 25:5
    73%

    5Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

  • Prov 16:12
    73%

    12It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

  • Prov 20:9
    72%

    9Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?

  • Prov 22:12
    71%

    12The eyes of the Lorde preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.

  • Prov 16:10
    71%

    10A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.

  • Prov 20:7
    71%

    7He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.

  • Prov 20:28
    71%

    28Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.

  • Isa 32:1
    71%

    1Beholde, a King shall reigne in iustice, and the princes shall rule in iudgement.

  • Prov 29:4
    71%

    4A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.

  • Isa 33:15
    71%

    15Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.

  • Prov 15:3
    70%

    3The eyes of the Lorde in euery place beholde the euill and the good.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
    3 verses
    70%

    3Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

    4Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

    5He that keepeth the commandement, shall knowe none euill thing, and the heart of the wise shall knowe the time and iudgement.

  • Ps 9:8
    70%

    8For he shall iudge the worlde in righteousnes, and shall iudge the people with equitie.

  • Ps 17:2
    69%

    2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.

  • Eccl 5:8
    69%

    8(5:7) If in a countrey thou seest the oppression of the poore, and the defrauding of iudgement and iustice, be not astonied at the matter: for hee that is higher then the highest, regardeth, and there be higher then they.

  • Hab 1:13
    69%

    13Thou art of pure eyes, and canst not see euill: thou canst not behold wickednesse: wherefore doest thou looke vpon the transgressors, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked deuoureth the man, that is more righteous then he?

  • Ps 11:4
    69%

    4The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.

  • Isa 16:5
    69%

    5And in mercy shall the throne be prepared, and hee shall sit vpon it in stedfastnesse, in the tabernacle of Dauid, iudging, and seeking iudgement, and hasting iustice.

  • Ps 99:4
    69%

    4And the Kings power, that loueth iudgement: for thou hast prepared equitie: thou hast executed iudgement and iustice in Iaakob.

  • Ps 7:8-9
    2 verses
    69%

    8The Lorde shall iudge the people: Iudge thou me, O Lorde, according to my righteousnesse, and according to mine innocencie, that is in mee.

    9Oh let the malice of the wicked come to an ende: but guide thou the iust: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reines.

  • Ps 34:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.

    16But the face of the Lord is against them that doe euill, to cut off their remembrance from the earth.

  • Deut 25:1
    69%

    1When there shall be strife betweene men, and they shall come vnto iudgement, and sentence shall be giuen vpon them, and the righteous shall be iustified, and the wicked condemned,

  • Job 34:21
    69%

    21For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.

  • Ps 10:8
    68%

    8He lieth in waite in the villages: in the secret places doeth hee murther the innocent: his eyes are bent against the poore.

  • Ps 94:20
    68%

    20Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?

  • 1 Pet 3:12
    68%

    12For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.

  • Eccl 10:5
    68%

    5There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

  • Ps 72:2
    68%

    2Then shal he iudge thy people in righteousnesse, and thy poore with equitie.

  • Ps 19:8
    68%

    8The statutes of the Lorde are right and reioyce the heart: the commandement of the Lord is pure, and giueth light vnto the eyes.

  • Prov 21:12
    68%

    12The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

  • Jer 22:17
    68%

    17But thine eyes and thine heart are but only for thy couetousnesse, and for to sheade innocent blood, and for oppression, and for destruction, euen to doe this.

  • Job 22:19
    68%

    19The righteous shal see them, & shal reioyce, and the innocent shal laugh them to scorne.

  • Prov 21:2
    68%

    2Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    68%

    6And said to the iudges, Take heede what ye doe: for yee execute not the iudgements of man, but of the Lorde, and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement.

  • Job 34:17
    68%

    17Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? & wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?

  • Prov 8:15
    68%

    15By me, Kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.

  • Prov 20:11
    68%

    11A childe also is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure and right.

  • Prov 21:15
    67%

    15It is ioye to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.

  • Prov 16:30
    67%

    30He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.

  • Isa 29:20
    67%

    20For the cruel man shal cease, & the scornefull shalbe consumed: and all that hasted to iniquitie, shalbe cut off:

  • Prov 21:7
    67%

    7The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.

  • Ps 122:5
    67%

    5For there are thrones set for iudgement, euen the thrones of the house of Dauid.

  • Mic 7:3
    67%

    3To make good for the euil of their hands, the prince asked, and the iudge iudgeth for a reward: therefore the great man he speaketh out the corruption of his soule: so they wrapt it vp.