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Proverbs 20

Prov. 20:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
that sitteth in
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
the throne
kicce' (Hebrew #3678)
from 3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
KJV usage: seat, stool, throne.
Pronounce: kis-say'
Origin: or kicceh {kis-say'}
of judgment
duwn (Hebrew #1779)
judgement (the suit, justice, sentence or tribunal); by impl. also strife
KJV usage: cause, judgement, plea, strife.
Pronounce: doon
Origin: from 1777
scatteretha away
zarah (Hebrew #2219)
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow
KJV usage: cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
Pronounce: zaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2114)
all evil
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
with his eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
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2 Sam. 23:4• 4And he shall be as the light of the morning, like the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; When from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth. (2 Sam. 23:4)

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Cross References

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Prov. 20:26• 26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. (Prov. 20:26)
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Prov. 16:12• 12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness. (Prov. 16:12)
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Prov. 29:14• 14A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. (Prov. 29:14)
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1 Sam. 23:3‑4• 3But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
 4And David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into thy hand. (1 Sam. 23:3‑4)
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2 Sam. 23:4• 4And he shall be as the light of the morning, like the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; When from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth. (2 Sam. 23:4)
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Psa. 72:4• 4He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. (Psa. 72:4)
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Psa. 92:9• 9For lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, for lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. (Psa. 92:9)
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Psa. 99:4• 4And the strength of the king that loveth justice. *Thou* hast established equity: it is thou that executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:4)
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Psa. 101:6‑8• 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
 7He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.
 8Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah. (Psa. 101:6‑8)
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Isa. 32:1• 1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. (Isa. 32:1)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.