Proverbs 20:8

New King James Version

⁸A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.

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Proverbs 20:8

King James Version

⁸A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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Proverbs 20:8

New International Version

⁸When a king sits on his throne to judge,^(A)
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.^(B)

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Proverbs 20:8

English Standard Version

⁸^(A)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
^(B)winnows all evil with his eyes.

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Proverbs 20:8

New American Standard Bible

⁸^(A)A king who sits on the throne of justice
^[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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Proverbs 20:8 Or Sifts

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