Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment,.... That executes judgment himself, as David and Solomon did; who ascends the throne, and sits personally there, and hears and tries causes himself, and…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Here is, 1. The character of a good governor: He is a king that deserves to be called so who sits in the throne, not as a throne of honour, to take his ease, and take state upon him, and oblige men to…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
scattereth or winnoweth, R.V. marg., as the same Heb. word is rendered (as suggested by the parallelism) in Pro 20:20.
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